''Ainudrilus'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
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, ...
oligochaete
Oligochaeta () is a subclass of soft-bodied 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 megadril ...
worm
Worms are many different distantly related bilateria, bilateral animals that typically have a long cylindrical tube-like body, no limb (anatomy), limbs, and usually no eyes.
Worms vary in size from microscopic to over in length for marine ...
s.
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 catalogue and list of names of marine organisms.
Content
The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scien ...
recognizes the following species in the genus ''Ainudrilus'':
* ''
Ainudrilus angustivasa''
Pinder & Halse, 2002
* ''
Ainudrilus billabongus''
(Brinkhurst, 1984)
* ''
Ainudrilus brendae''
Erséus, 1997
* ''
Ainudrilus dartnalli''
Erséus & Grimm, 2002
* ''
Ainudrilus fultoni''
(Brinkhurst, 1982)
* ''
Ainudrilus geminus''
Erséus, 1990
* ''
Ainudrilus gibsoni''
Erséus, 1990
* ''
Ainudrilus lutulentus''
(Erséus, 1984)
* ''
Ainudrilus mediocris''
Erséus, 1997
* ''
Ainudrilus ngopitchup''
Pinder & Halse, 2002
* ''
Ainudrilus nharna''
Pinder & Brinkhurst, 2000
* ''
Ainudrilus oceanicus''
Finogenova, 1982
* ''
Ainudrilus pauciseta''
Wang & Erséus, 2003
* ''
Ainudrilus piliferus''
Erséus, 1997
* ''
Ainudrilus stagnalis''
Erséus, 1997
* ''
Ainudrilus taitamensis''
Erséus, 1990
* ''
Ainudrilus vallus''
Erséus & Wang, 2003
References
Further reading
*Erséus, C. "Additional notes on the taxonomy of the marine Oligochaeta of Hong Kong, with a description of a new species of Tubificidae." Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China, Hong Kong. Proc. 8th. Int. Mar. Biol. Workshop. Hong Kong Univ. Press. Vol. 1995. 1997.
*Hallett, S. L., C. Erséus, and R. J. G. Lester. "Actinosporea from Hong Kong marine oligochaeta." Morton, B eds (1997): 1–7.
*Erséus, Christer. "Mangroves and marine oligochaete diversity." Wetlands Ecology and Management 10.3 (2002): 197–202.
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