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Megascolecidae

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
FAMILY
Published in
Rosa, & Daniel. (1891). Die exotischen Terricolen des k. k. naturhistorischen Hofmuseums. Annalen Des K. K. Naturhistorischen Hofmuseums. Wein, 6: 379–406. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=353765

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Annelida
class
Clitellata
order
Crassiclitellata
family
Megascolecidae

Name

Synonyms
Cryptodrilidae
Perichaetidae
Perionycidae
Homonyms
Megascolecidae
Common names
Earthworms in English
earthworms in English
earthworms in English
Giant Earthworms in English
earthworms in English
earthworms in English
フトミミズ in Japanese
フトミミズ in Japanese

Bibliographic References

  1. De Assis, Jose Eriberto; Souza, J. R. B.; Vieira, M. L. M.; Nunes De Souza, J. V.; Rodrigues, G. G.; Christoffersen, M. L. (2017). A catalogue of the Eudrilidae and Megascolecidae (Clitellata: Lumbricina)from South America, with two new records of exotic species from Brazil. <em>Turkish Journal of Zoology.</em> 41: 599-614. 10.3906/zoo-1604-74
  2. De Assis, Jose Eriberto; Souza, J. R. B.; Vieira, M. L. M.; Nunes De Souza, J. V.; Rodrigues, G. G.; Christoffersen, M. L. (2017). A catalogue of the Eudrilidae and Megascolecidae (Clitellata: Lumbricina)from South America, with two new records of exotic species from Brazil. <em>Turkish Journal of Zoology.</em> 41: 599-614. 10.3906/zoo-1604-74
  3. Erséus (2015) "Excel file sent to Rikard Sundin via e-mail ""Sverigelista_Enchy_Erseus_Mar 2015.xls""."
  4. Erséus (2015) "Excel file sent to Rikard Sundin via e-mail ""Sverigelista_Enchy_Erseus_Mar 2015.xls""."
  5. James, Samuel W., and Seana K. Davidson, 2012: Molecular phylogeny of earthworms (Annelida : Crassiclitellata) based on 28S, 18S and 16S gene sequences. Invertebrate Systematics, vol. 26, no. 2. 213-229.
  6. Jamieson, B. G. M. (2000). Native Earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae, Megascolecinae). CD-ROM.
  7. Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.
  8. Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.
  9. Reynolds, John W. (2004). Gordon Enoch Gates – his life and work. <em>[Edited book chapter. Workshop proceedings].</em> Avances en taxonomía de lombrices de tierra (Annelida: Oligochaeta) [Advances In Earthworm Taxonomy (Annelida: Oligochaeta)]. Ana G. Moreno y Sonia Borges (Editoras). Editorial Complutense. Madrid, España. CD Appendix.
  10. Reynolds, John W. (2004). Gordon Enoch Gates – his life and work. <em>[Edited book chapter. Workshop proceedings].</em> Avances en taxonomía de lombrices de tierra (Annelida: Oligochaeta) [Advances In Earthworm Taxonomy (Annelida: Oligochaeta)]. Ana G. Moreno y Sonia Borges (Editoras). Editorial Complutense. Madrid, España. CD Appendix.
  11. Reynolds, John Warren, and Mark Julian Wetzel, 2004: Terrestrial Oligochaeta (Annelida: Clitellata) in North America north of Mexico. Megadrilogica, vol. 9, no. 11. 71-98.
  12. Rosa, Daniel. (1891). Die exotischen Terricolen des k. k. naturhistorischen Hofmuseums. <em>Annalen des K. K. naturhistorischen Hofmuseums. Wein.</em> 6: 379–406.
  13. Rosa, Daniel. (1891). Die exotischen Terricolen des k. k. naturhistorischen Hofmuseums. <em>Annalen des K. K. naturhistorischen Hofmuseums. Wein.</em> 6: 379–406.
  14. Tiwari, Nalini; Tiwari, Pooja; Gupta, Neelima; Yadav, Shweta. (2024). An Annotated Checklist of Earthworms (Annelida: Clitellata: Oligochaeta) of Indo-Gangetic Plains of India. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5477(3): 251-294. 10.11646/zootaxa.5477.3.1
  15. Tiwari, Nalini; Tiwari, Pooja; Gupta, Neelima; Yadav, Shweta. (2024). An Annotated Checklist of Earthworms (Annelida: Clitellata: Oligochaeta) of Indo-Gangetic Plains of India. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5477(3): 251-294. 10.11646/zootaxa.5477.3.1
  16. WoRMS (Mar 2013)
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