Rhyacodrilinae is a
subfamily 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, th ...
oligochaete
Oligochaeta () is a subclass of 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 megadrile earthworm ...
worm
Worms are many different distantly related bilateral animals that typically have a long cylindrical tube-like body, no limbs, and no eyes (though not always).
Worms vary in size from microscopic to over in length for marine polychaete worm ...
s in the family
Naididae
The Naididae (including the former family Tubificidae) are a family of clitellate oligochaete worms like the sludge worm, ''Tubifex tubifex''. They are key components of the benthic communities of many freshwater and marine ecosystems. In fresh ...
.
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 list of names of marine organisms.
Content
The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific speciali ...
recognizes the following genera in the subfamily Rhyacodrilinae:
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Ainudrilus
''Ainudrilus'' is a genus of clitellate oligochaete worms.
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 list of na ...
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Finogenova, 1982
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Bothrioneurum
''Bothrioneurum'' is a genus of annelid
The annelids (Annelida , from Latin ', "little ring"), also known as the segmented worms, are a large phylum, with over 22,000 extant species including ragworms, earthworms, and leeches. The specie ...
''
Stolc, 1886
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Epirodrilus
''Epirodrilus'' is a genus of annelids belonging to the family Naididae
The Naididae (including the former family Tubificidae) are a family of clitellate oligochaete worms like the sludge worm, ''Tubifex tubifex''. They are key components of ...
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Hrabĕ, 1930
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Heronidrilus''
Erséus & Jamieson, 1981
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Heterodrilus''
Pierantoni, 1902
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Hrabeus''
Semernoy, 2004
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Jolydrilus''
Er. Marcus, 1965
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Macquaridrilus''
Jamieson, 1968
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Monopylephorus
''Monopylephorus'' is a genus of annelids belonging to the family Naididae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the wor ...
''
Levinsen, 1884
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Moraviodrilus''
Hrabě, 1935
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Paranadrilus''
Gavrilov, 1955
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Pararhyacodrilus
''Pararhyacodrilus'' is a genus of annelids belonging to the family Naididae.
The species of this genus are found in Europe and Russia.
Species:
*'' Pararhyacodrilus aspersus''
*'' Pararhyacodrilus confusus''
*'' Pararhyacodrilus ekmani'' ...
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Snimschikova, 1986
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Paupidrilus''
Erséus, 1990
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Peristodrilus
''Peristodrilus'' is a genus of annelids belonging to the family Naididae.
The species of this genus are found in Europe.
Species:
*'' Peristodrilus montanus''
References
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Annelids ...
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Baker & Brinkhurst, 1981
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Protuberodrilus
''Protuberodrilus'' is a genus of annelids belonging to the family Naididae.
The species of this genus are found in Spain.
Species:
*'' Protuberodrilus tourenqui''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q50688010
Annelids ...
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Giani & Martinez-Ansemil, 1979
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Rhizodrilus''
Smith, 1900
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Rhyacodrilus
''Rhyacodrilus'' is a genus of annelids belonging to the family Naididae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world ...
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Bretscher, 1901
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Svetlovia''
Čekanovskaya, 1975
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Torodrilus''
Cook, 1970
References
Tubificina
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