Glossoscolecidae
Family of annelids
Glossoscolecidae | |
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Glossoscolecidae | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Annelida |
Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
Clade: | Sedentaria |
Class: | Clitellata |
Order: | Opisthopora |
Suborder: | Lumbricina |
Family: | Glossoscolecidae |
Genera | |
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The Glossoscolecidae are a large family of earthworms (annelids) which has native representatives in South and Central America. The species Pontoscolex corethrurus has a circumtropical distribution.
They are found mostly in forest, but one species of earthworms[verification needed] lives primarily in coastal beach sand. The earthworms in this family can reach up to 2 m in length.
Selected genera
- Andiorrhinus
- Diaguita
- Enantiodrilus
- Eurydame
- Fimoscolex
- Glossodrilus
- Glossoscolex
- Holoscolex
- Rhigiodrilus
- Urochaeta
- Pontoscolex
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References
- ^ "Glossoscolecidae/List of genus - DriloBASE Taxo".
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