''Limnodrilus'' is a genus of
Naididae
The Naididae (including the former family Tubificidae) are a family (biology), family of clitellate oligochaete worms like the sludge worm, ''Tubifex tubifex''. They are key components of the benthic communities of many freshwater and ocean, mar ...
.
The genus was described in 1862 by
René-Édouard Claparède
René-Édouard Claparède (; 24 April 1832, Chancy – 31 May 1871, Siena) was a Swiss anatomist.
The Claparède family was Protestant and originally from Languedoc. They moved to Geneva after Louis XIV's Edict of Fontainebleau in 1685.
He r ...
.
It has
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or all of the surface of the Earth, in appropriate habitats; most cosmopolitan species are known to be highly adaptable to a range of climatic and en ...
.
Species:
* ''
Limnodrilus amblysetus''
(Brinkhurst, Qi & Liang, 1990)
* ''
Limnodrilus bogdanowii''
(Grimm, 1876)
* ''
Limnodrilus bulbiphallus''
(Block & Goodnight, 1972)
* ''
Limnodrilus cervix''
(Brinkhurst, 1963)
* ''
Limnodrilus claparedianus''
(Ratzel, 1868)
* ''
Limnodrilus dybowskii
''Limnodrilus'' is a genus of Naididae.
The genus was described in 1862 by René-Édouard Claparède.
It has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
* '' Limnodrilus amblysetus'' (Brinkhurst, Qi & Liang, 1990)
* '' Limnodrilus bogdanowii'' (Grimm, ...
''
(Grube, 1873)
* ''
Limnodrilus grandisetosus''
(Nomura, 1932)
* ''
Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri''
(Claparède, 1862)
* ''
Limnodrilus maumeensis
''Limnodrilus'' is a genus of Naididae.
The genus was described in 1862 by René-Édouard Claparède.
It has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
* ''Limnodrilus amblysetus'' (Brinkhurst, Qi & Liang, 1990)
* ''Limnodrilus bogdanowii'' (Grimm, 18 ...
''
(Brinkhurst & Cook, 1966)
* ''
Limnodrilus neotropicus
''Limnodrilus'' is a genus of Naididae.
The genus was described in 1862 by René-Édouard Claparède.
It has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
* '' Limnodrilus amblysetus'' (Brinkhurst, Qi & Liang, 1990)
* '' Limnodrilus bogdanowii'' (Grimm, ...
''
(Černosvitov, 1939)
* ''
Limnodrilus nitens
''Limnodrilus'' is a genus of Naididae.
The genus was described in 1862 by René-Édouard Claparède.
It has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
* ''Limnodrilus amblysetus'' (Brinkhurst, Qi & Liang, 1990)
* ''Limnodrilus bogdanowii'' (Grimm, 18 ...
''
(Semernoy, 1982)
* ''
Limnodrilus paramblysetus''
(Wang & Liang, 2001)
* ''
Limnodrilus profundicola
''Limnodrilus'' is a genus of Naididae.
The genus was described in 1862 by René-Édouard Claparède.
It has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
* '' Limnodrilus amblysetus'' (Brinkhurst, Qi & Liang, 1990)
* '' Limnodrilus bogdanowii'' (Grimm, ...
''
(Verrill, 1871)
* ''
Limnodrilus rubripenis
''Limnodrilus'' is a genus of Naididae.
The genus was described in 1862 by René-Édouard Claparède.
It has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
* '' Limnodrilus amblysetus'' (Brinkhurst, Qi & Liang, 1990)
* '' Limnodrilus bogdanowii'' (Grimm, ...
''
(Loden, 1977)
* ''
Limnodrilus silvani
''Limnodrilus'' is a genus of Naididae.
The genus was described in 1862 by René-Édouard Claparède.
It has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
* '' Limnodrilus amblysetus'' (Brinkhurst, Qi & Liang, 1990)
* '' Limnodrilus bogdanowii'' (Grimm, ...
''
(Eisen, 1879)
* ''
Limnodrilus simplex
''Limnodrilus'' is a genus of Naididae.
The genus was described in 1862 by René-Édouard Claparède.
It has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
* '' Limnodrilus amblysetus'' (Brinkhurst, Qi & Liang, 1990)
* '' Limnodrilus bogdanowii'' (Grimm, ...
''
(He, Cui & Wang, 2010)
* ''
Limnodrilus sulphurensis
''Limnodrilus sulphurensis'' is a species of extremophile cave-dwelling worm. Discovered in 2007, this species lives in only two known locations in Sulpher Cave Spring at Steamboat Springs' Howelsen Hill in Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. sta ...
''
(Fend, Liu & Erséus, 2016)
* ''
Limnodrilus tendens
''Limnodrilus'' is a genus of Naididae.
The genus was described in 1862 by René-Édouard Claparède.
It has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
* '' Limnodrilus amblysetus'' (Brinkhurst, Qi & Liang, 1990)
* '' Limnodrilus bogdanowii'' (Grimm, ...
''
(Semernoy, 1982)
* ''
Limnodrilus tortilipenis
''Limnodrilus'' is a genus of Naididae.
The genus was described in 1862 by René-Édouard Claparède.
It has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
* '' Limnodrilus amblysetus'' (Brinkhurst, Qi & Liang, 1990)
* '' Limnodrilus bogdanowii'' (Grimm, ...
''
(Wetzel, 1987)
* ''
Limnodrilus udekemianus''
(Claparède, 1862)
References
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Naididae
Annelid genera