Limnodriloidinae
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Limnodriloidinae 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 botanical subfamily names with "-oideae", and zo ...
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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 ...
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Species

The following genera are currently recognized within Limnodriloidinae: * '' Doliodrilus'' Erséus, 1984 * ''
Limnodriloides Limnodriloides is a genus of clitellate oligochaete worms. Species Species accepted within ''Limnodriloides'' include: * ''Limnodriloides adversus'' Erséus, 1990 * ''Limnodriloides agnes'' Hrabĕ, 1967 * ''Limnodriloides anxius'' Erséus, 19 ...
'' Pierantoni, 1903 * '' Parakaketio'' Erséus, 1982 * '' Rossidrilus'' Erséus & Rota, 1996 * '' Smithsonidrilus'' Brinkhurst, 1966 * '' Tectidrilus'' Erséus, 1982 * '' Thalassodrilides'' Brinkhurst & Baker, 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. * Erséus, Christer. "Mangroves and marine oligochaete diversity." Wetlands Ecology and Management 10.3 (2002): 197–202. Animals described in 1828 Tubificina {{annelid-stub