Rhinodrilus

Rhinodrilus
Rhinodrilus alatus, known as minhocuçu
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Clade: Sedentaria
Class: Clitellata
Order: Haplotaxida
Family: Rhinodrilidae
Genus: Rhinodrilus
Perrier, 1872[1]
Type species
Rhinodrilus paradoxus
Subgenus and Species[2]
Synonyms[citation needed]

Rhinodrilus is a genus of large South American earthworms. It belongs to the family Rhinodrilidae.

This genus consists of the following species[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Perrier, Edmond. (1872). Recherches pour servir à l'histoire des Lombriciens terrestres. Nouvelles Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. 8: 5–198., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13954011 page(s): 65; note: erected for Rhinodrilus paradoxus Perrier, 1872
  2. ^ WoRMS (2024). Rhinodrilus Perrier, 1872. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1062316 on 9 July 2024
  3. ^ Blakemore, R. (2006). Provisional checklist of Annelids (megadriles) of central Amazonia, Peru and Brazil. YNU Japan. Retrieved (7 March 2009) from http://bio-eco.eis.ynu.ac.jp/eng/database/earthworm/Amazonian%20earthworms.pdf.
  4. ^ Rhinodrilus TSN 69131. Retrieved (7 March 2009), from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database, https://www.itis.gov.