Opisthopora
Opisthopora is an order of mostly terrestrial worms.[1][2]
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Superorder: | Metagynophora |
Order: | Opisthopora Michaelsen, 1930 |
It is an order of the subclass Oligochaeta, which is distinguished by meganephridiostomal, male pores which open posteriorly to the last testicular segment.[3] It includes the megadrile families of the mostly terrestrial true earthworms.[1] There are currently eight known families.
Families
- Eudrilidae
- Glossoscolecidae[4]
- Lumbricidae[5]
- Megascolecidae
- Moniligastridae
- Ocnerodrilidae
- Octochaetidae
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References
- "Opisthopora | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- "Opisthopora", The Free Dictionary, retrieved 2020-05-27
- Thorp, James H.; Rogers, D. Christopher. Ecology and General Biology. Elsevier.
- "Order Opisthopora - Hierarchy - The Taxonomicon". taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
- Liebenberg, Louis (1990). A Field Guide to the Animal Tracks of Southern Africa. New Africa Books. ISBN 978-0-86486-132-0.
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