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

of clitellate

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 ...

Genera

The following genera are currently accepted within the subfamily Phallodrilinae. * '' Aberrantidrilus'' Martin, 2015 * '' Abyssidrilus'' Erséus, 1992 * '' Adelodrilus'' Cook, 1969 * '' Aktedrilus'' Knöllner, 1935 * '' Albanidrilus'' Erséus, 1992 * '' Atlantidrilus'' Erséus, 1982 * '' Bathydrilus'' Cook, 1970 * '' Bermudrilus'' Erséus, 1979 * '' Coralliodrilus'' Erséus, 1979 * '' Duridrilus'' Erséus, 1983 * '' Gianius'' Erséus, 1992 * '' Inanidrilus'' Erséus, 1979 * '' Inermidrilus'' Erséus, 1992 * '' Jamiesoniella'' Erséus, 1981 * '' Marionidrilus'' Erséus, 1992 * '' Mexidrilus'' Erséus, 1992 * '' Milliganius'' Erséus, 1992 * '' Mitinokuidrilus'' Takashima & Mawatari, 1998 * '' Nootkadrilus'' Baker, 1982 * '' Olavius'' Erséus, 1984 * '' Pacifidrilus'' Erséus, 1992 * '' Paraktedrilus'' Erséus, 1992 * '' Pectinodrilus'' Erséus, 1992 * '' Peosidriloides'' Erséus & Milligan, 1994 * '' Peosidrilus'' Baker & Erséus, 1979 * '' Phallodriloides'' Erséus, 1992 * '' Phallodrilus'' Pierantoni, 1902 * '' Pirodriloides'' Erséus, 1992 * '' Pirodrilus'' Erséus, 1992 * '' Pseudospiridion'' Erséus, 1992 * '' Somalidrilus'' Erséus, 1992 * '' Spiridion'' Knöllner, 1935 * '' Thalassodrilus'' Brinkhurst, 1963 * '' Uniporodrilus'' Erséus, 1979

References

*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 {{annelid-stub

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