Information about Glossoscolecidae

Glossoscolecidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Annelida
Class:Clitellata
Subclass:Oligochaeta
Order:Haplotaxida
Family:Glossoscolecidae
Genera
See text.


Glossoscolecidae is a large family of earthworms which has native representatives in South and Central America.

Main genera:
  • Andiodrilus
  • Andiorrhinus
  • Andioscolex
  • Diachaeta
  • Diaguita
  • Enantiodrilus
  • Estherella
  • Glossodrilus
  • Glossoscolex
  • Holoscolex
  • Martiodrilus
  • Onychochaeta
  • Pinaemdrilus
  • Pontoscolex
  • Rhinodrilus
  • Thamnodrilus
The species Pontoscolex corethrurus has a circumtropical distribution.
Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. Scientific classification also can be called scientific taxonomy, but should be distinguished from folk taxonomy, which lacks scientific basis.
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Annelida
Lamarck, 1809

Classes and subclasses

Class Polychaeta (paraphyletic?)
Class Clitellata*
   Oligochaeta - earthworms, etc.
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Clitellata

Subclasses

Branchiobdellae
Hirudinea
Oligochaeta

Clitellata is a class of Annelid worms, characterized by having a clitellum - the 'collar' that forms a reproductive cocoon during part of their life cycle.
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Oligochaeta

Orders

Haplotaxida
Lumbriculida
Oligochaeta (singular Oligochaete, IPA /ˈɒlɪgoʊˌkiːt/
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Haplotaxida

Families

Suborder Haplotaxina
  Haplotaxidae
Suborder Moniligastrina
  Moniligastridae
Suborder Lumbricina
  Alluroididae
  Eudrilidae
  Glossoscolecidae
  Lumbricidae
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Lumbricina

Families

  Acanthodrilidae
  Ailoscolecidae
  Alluroididae
  Almidae
  Criodrilidae
  Eudrilidae
  Exxidae
  Glossoscolecidae
  Lumbricidae
  Lutodrilidae
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