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Acanthodrilidae
The Acanthodrilidae are an ancient and widely distributed family of earthworms which has native representatives in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, South America, and North America. No native species are known from India (cf. Octochaetidae) nor Asia. The family possibly shows a pre-Pangaean distribution. Membership requires an 'acanthodriline' arrangement of male pores and holoic nephridia. Genera * '' Acanthodrilus'' Perrier, 1872 * '' Afrogaster'' Csuzdi, 2010 * '' Agastrodrilus'' Omodeo & Vaillaud, 1967 * '' Bahlia'' Gates, 1945 * '' Balanteodrilus'' Pickford, 1938 * '' Barogaster'' Gates, 1940 * '' Benhamia'' Michaelsen, 1889 * '' Benhamiona'' Csuzdi & Zicsi, 1994 * '' Borgesia'' James, 1991 * '' Calebiella'' Gates, 1945 * '' Celeriella'' Gates, 1958 * '' Chacdrilus'' Fragoso & Rojas, 2009 * '' Chaetocotoides'' Julka, 1988 * '' Chilota'' Michaelsen, 1899 * '' Cubadrilus'' Rodriguez & Fragoso, 2002 * '' Dashiella'' Julka, 1988 * '' Decachaetus'' Lee, 1959 * '' Deinodril ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earthworm
An earthworm is a terrestrial invertebrate that belongs to the phylum Annelida. They exhibit a tube-within-a-tube body plan; they are externally segmented with corresponding internal segmentation; and they usually have setae on all segments. They occur worldwide where soil, water, and temperature allow. Earthworms are commonly found in soil, eating a wide variety of organic matter. This organic matter includes plant matter, living protozoa, rotifers, nematodes, bacteria, fungi, and other microorganisms. An earthworm's digestive system runs the length of its body. An earthworm respires (breathes) through its skin. It has a double transport system made of coelomic fluid that moves within the fluid-filled coelom and a simple, closed circulatory system. It has a central and peripheral nervous system. Its central nervous system consists of two ganglia above the mouth, one on either side, connected to a nerve running along its length to motor neurons and sensory cells in each s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diplocardia
''Diplocardia'' is a genus of North American (USA, Mexico) earthworms with 52-57 known species that is remarkably similar to Australian ''Diplotrema'' Spencer, 1900. Species include ''Diplocardia pettiboneae'' (Gates 1977) and ''Diplocardia longa'' (Moore 1904), with bioluminescent mucus. The second largest earthworm in North America is '' Diplocardia meansi (''Gates 1977) and is endemic to Rich Mountain in the Ouachita Mountains The Ouachita Mountains (), simply referred to as the Ouachitas, are a mountain range in western Arkansas and southeastern Oklahoma. They are formed by a thick succession of highly deformed Paleozoic strata constituting the Ouachita Fold and Thru .... References * Blakemore, R.J. (2005). American earthworms from north of the Rio Grande - a species checklist. COE, YNU. Retrieved on 10 May 200* Blakemore, R.J. (2006). American earthworms from north of the Rio Grande - a species checklist (2nd edition). COE, YNU. Retrieved on 13th Dec, 200* James, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dichogaster
''Dichogaster'' is a genus of annelids belonging to the family Acanthodrilidae The Acanthodrilidae are an ancient and widely distributed family of earthworms which has native representatives in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, South America, and North America. No native species are known from India (cf. Octochaetidae) .... The species of this genus are found in Southern America, Africa and Eastern Asia. Species: *'' Dichogaster spec'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q10471259 Annelids ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
