Glyphidrilus
Appearance
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Glyphidrilus sp. | |
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Exposed tail tips of a Glyphidrilus individual | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Annelida |
Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
Clade: | Sedentaria |
Class: | Clitellata |
Order: | Opisthopora |
Family: | Almidae |
Genus: | Glyphidrilus Horst, 1889 |
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Glyphidrilus is a genus of semi-aquatic freshwater earthworms in the family Almidae. It inhabits freshwater systems like river banks, lakes and rice fields from East Africa to South and South East Asia.[2]
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Typical habitat types of Glyphidrilus: waterfalls (A and B) and streams (C).
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Glyphidrilus cocoons.
References
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- ^ "Glyphidrilus". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ Chanabun, R.; Sutcharit, C.; Tongkerd, P.; Panha, S. (2013). "The semi-aquatic freshwater earthworms of the genus Glyphidrilus Horst, 1889 from Thailand (Oligochaeta, Almidae) with re-descriptions of several species". ZooKeys (265): 1–76. doi:10.3897/zookeys.265.3911. PMC 3591759. PMID 23653518.