Glyphidrilus

Glyphidrilus
Glyphidrilus sp.
Exposed tail tips of a Glyphidrilus individual
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Clitellata
Order: Haplotaxida
Family: Almidae
Genus: Glyphidrilus
Horst 1889

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.[1]

References

  1. 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 (265): 1–76. doi:10.3897/zookeys.265.3911. PMC 3591759. PMID 23653518.


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