Megadrile

Megadrile is a general term used to refer to the mostly terrestrial oligochaetes.[1] These are placed within the superorder Megadrilacea, and include Moniligastrida and Lumbricina (or the order Haplotaxida, following Easton).[2][3] Most people know megadriles as worms.

References

  1. ↑ Maggenti, Armand R.; Mary Ann Basinger Maggenti; Scott Gardner. "Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology: M". Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  2. ↑ Easton, E.G. (1981). "Japanese earthworms: a synopsis of the Megadrile species (Oligochaeta)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology. 40 (2): 33–65.
  3. ↑ Blakemore, R.J. (December 2013). "The major megadrile families of the World reviewed again on their taxonomic types (Annelida: Oligochaeta: Megadrilacea)". Opuscula Zoologica Instituti Zoosystematici et Oecologici Universitatis Budapestinensis. 44 (2): 107–127.


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