Rhyacodrilinae 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 in the family
Naididae
The Naididae (including the former family Tubificidae) are a family of clitellate oligochaete worms like the sludge worm, ''Tubifex tubifex''. They are key components of the benthic communities of many freshwater and marine ecosystems. In freshw ...
.
Species
The
World Register of Marine Species
The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms.
Content
The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific specialist ...
recognizes the following genera in the subfamily Rhyacodrilinae:
* ''
Ainudrilus''
Finogenova, 1982
* ''
Bothrioneurum''
Stolc, 1886
* ''
Epirodrilus''
Hrabĕ, 1930
* ''
Heronidrilus''
Erséus & Jamieson, 1981
* ''
Heterodrilus''
Pierantoni, 1902
* ''
Hrabeus''
Semernoy, 2004
* ''
Jolydrilus''
Er. Marcus, 1965
* ''
Macquaridrilus''
Jamieson, 1968
* ''
Monopylephorus''
Levinsen, 1884
* ''
Moraviodrilus''
Hrabě, 1935
* ''
Paranadrilus''
Gavrilov, 1955
* ''
Pararhyacodrilus''
Snimschikova, 1986
* ''
Paupidrilus''
Erséus, 1990
* ''
Peristodrilus''
Baker & Brinkhurst, 1981
* ''
Protuberodrilus''
Giani & Martinez-Ansemil, 1979
* ''
Rhizodrilus''
Smith, 1900
* ''
Rhyacodrilus''
Bretscher, 1901
* ''
Svetlovia''
Čekanovskaya, 1975
* ''
Torodrilus''
Cook, 1970
References
Tubificina
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