Phallodrilinae is a
subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...
of
clitellate
The Clitellata are a class of annelid worms, characterized by having a clitellum - the 'collar' that forms a reproductive cocoon during part of their life cycles. The clitellates comprise around 8,000 species. Unlike the class of Polychaeta, the ...
oligochaete
Oligochaeta () is a subclass of animals in the phylum Annelida, which is made up of many types of aquatic and terrestrial worms, including all of the various earthworms. Specifically, oligochaetes comprise the terrestrial megadrile earthworms ...
worm
Worms are many different distantly related bilateral animals that typically have a long cylindrical tube-like body, no limbs, and no eyes (though not always).
Worms vary in size from microscopic to over in length for marine polychaete wor ...
s.
Genera
The following genera are currently accepted within the subfamily Phallodrilinae.
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Aberrantidrilus''
Martin, 2015
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Abyssidrilus''
Erséus, 1992
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Adelodrilus''
Cook, 1969
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Aktedrilus''
Knöllner, 1935
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Albanidrilus''
Erséus, 1992
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Atlantidrilus''
Erséus, 1982
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Bathydrilus''
Cook, 1970
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Bermudrilus''
Erséus, 1979
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Coralliodrilus''
Erséus, 1979
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Duridrilus''
Erséus, 1983
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Gianius''
Erséus, 1992
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Inanidrilus
''Inanidrilus'' is a genus of marine annelid worms, first described by Christer Erséus
Christer Erséus, born 1951 in Borås, is a Swedish zoologist. He defended his doctoral dissertation in 1980 at the University of Gothenburg, where in 1991 ...
''
Erséus, 1979
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Inermidrilus''
Erséus, 1992
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Jamiesoniella''
Erséus, 1981
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Marionidrilus''
Erséus, 1992
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Mexidrilus''
Erséus, 1992
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Milliganius''
Erséus, 1992
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Mitinokuidrilus''
Takashima & Mawatari, 1998
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Nootkadrilus''
Baker, 1982
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Olavius''
Erséus, 1984
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Pacifidrilus''
Erséus, 1992
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Paraktedrilus''
Erséus, 1992
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Pectinodrilus''
Erséus, 1992
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Peosidriloides''
Erséus & Milligan, 1994
* ''
Peosidrilus''
Baker & Erséus, 1979
* ''
Phallodriloides''
Erséus, 1992
* ''
Phallodrilus''
Pierantoni, 1902
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Pirodriloides''
Erséus, 1992
* ''
Pirodrilus''
Erséus, 1992
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Pseudospiridion''
Erséus, 1992
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Somalidrilus''
Erséus, 1992
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Spiridion''
Knöllner, 1935
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Thalassodrilus''
Brinkhurst, 1963
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Uniporodrilus''
Erséus, 1979
References
Further reading
*Diaz, Robert J., and Christer Erseus. "Habitat preferences and species associations of shallow-water marine Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) from the barrier reef ecosystems off Belize, Central America." Aquatic Oligochaete Biology V. Springer Netherlands, 1994. 93-105.
*Giere, Olav, et al. "A comparative structural study on bacterial symbioses of Caribbean gutless Tubificidae (Annelida, Oligochaeta)." Acta zoologica 76.4 (1995): 281–290.
*Dubilier, Nicole, Anna Blazejak, and Caroline Rühland. "Symbioses between bacteria and gutless marine oligochaetes." Molecular Basis of Symbiosis. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006. 251–275.
Tubificina
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