''Perionyx'' is a genus of
annelid
The annelids (Annelida , from Latin ', "little ring"), also known as the segmented worms, are a large phylum, with over 22,000 extant species including ragworms, earthworms, and leeches. The species exist in and have adapted to various ecol ...
s belonging to the family
Megascolecidae
The Megascolecidae is a taxonomic family of earthworms which is native to Madagascar, Australia, New Zealand and both South East Asia and North America. All species of Megascolecidae belong to the Clitellata class. Megascolecidae are a large fami ...
.
The genus has almost
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...
.
Species:
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Perionyx aborensis
''Perionyx'' is a genus of annelids belonging to the family Megascolecidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Perionyx aborensis''
*'' Perionyx alatus''
*'' Perionyx annandalei''
References
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Perionyx alatus
''Perionyx'' is a genus of annelids belonging to the family Megascolecidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Perionyx aborensis
''Perionyx'' is a genus of annelids belonging to the family Megascolecidae.
The ...
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Perionyx annandalei
''Perionyx'' is a genus of annelids belonging to the family Megascolecidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Perionyx aborensis''
*''Perionyx alatus
''Perionyx'' is a genus of annelids belonging to the family ...
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References
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Megascolecidae
Annelid genera