Potamodrilidae is a family of
meiofaunal annelids,
monotypically containing only the genus ''Potamodrilus''.
Potamodrialidae is the sister group to
Aeolosomatidae
The Aeolosomatidae is a family of very small, aquatic annelid worms, between 0.3 and 10 mm in length and 0.04-0.06 mm in diameter. About 30 species have been described in three genera. These worms are known as suction-feeding worms and occupy fr ...
, by all accounts.
Beyond that, its
phylogenetic
In biology, phylogenetics (; from Greek φυλή/ φῦλον [] "tribe, clan, race", and wikt:γενετικός, γενετικός [] "origin, source, birth") is the study of the evolutionary history and relationships among or within groups o ...
position is uncertain.
The species of this genus are found in Europe.
Species:
* ''
Potamodrilus fluviatilus''
(Lastockin, 1935)
* ''
Potamodrilus rivularis''
Lastočkin, 1935
References
Further reading
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Protostome enigmatic taxa
Annelids
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