Taxonomy Profile: Megascolecidae

Megascolecidae: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Family
Synonym(s):
Hegesipyle
Kinberg 1867
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Megascolecidae: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Protostomia
Superdivision : Lophozoa
Phylum : Annelida
annelids |
Anelídeo |
minhoca |
sanguessuga |
annélides |
Class : Clitellata
Superorder : Metagynophora
Order : Opisthopora
Suborder : Crassiclitellata
Superfamily : Megascolecoidea
Megascolecidae Direct Children(s):
Pontodrilus
(Perrier 1874)
Aceeca
(Blakemore 2000)
Amphimiximus
(Blakemore 2000)
Amynthas
(Kinberg 1867)
Anisochaeta
(Beddard 1890)
Anisogogaster
(Blakemore 2010)
Aporodrilus
(Blakemore 2000)
Archipheretima
(Michaelsen 1928)
Arctiostrotus
(McKey-Fender 1982)
Argilophilus
(Eisen 1893)
Austrohoplochaetella
(Jamieson 1971)
Begemius
(Easton 1982)
Caecadrilus
(Blakemore 2000)
Chetcodrilus
(Fender & McKey-Fender 1990)
Comarodrilus
(Stephenson 1915)
Cryptodrilus
(Fletcher 1886)
Dendropheretima
(James 2005)
Deodrilus
(Beddard 1890)
Didymogaster
(Fletcher 1886)
Digaster
(Perrier 1872)
Diporochaeta
(Beddard 1890)
Drilochaera
(Fender & McKey-Fender 1990)
Driloleirus
(Fender & McKey-Fender 1990)
Duplodicodrilus
(Blakemore 2008)
Eastoniella
(Jamieson 1977)
Fletcherodrilus
(Michaelsen 1891)
Gastrodrilus
(Blakemore 2000)
Gemascolex
(Edmonds & Jamieson 1973)
Geofdyneia
(Jamieson 2000)
Graliophilus
(Jamieson 1971)
Haereodrilus
(Dyne 2000)
Healesvillea
(Jamieson 2000)
Heteroporodrilus
(Jamieson 1970)
Hiatidrilus
(Blakemore 1997)
Hickmaniella
(Jamieson 1974)
Hypolimnus
(Blakemore 2000)
Isarogoscolex
(James 2005)
Kincaidodrilus
(McKey-Fender 1982)
Lampito
(Kinberg 1867)
Macnabodrilus
(Fender & McKey-Fender 1990)
Megascolex
(Templeton 1844)
Megascolides
(McCoy 1878)
Metapheretima
(Michaelsen 1928)
Metaphire
(Sims & Easton 1972)
Nelloscolex
(Gates 1939)
Nephrallaxis
(Fender & McKey-Fender 1990)
Nexogaster
(Blakemore 2000)
Notoscolex
(Fletcher 1886)
Oreoscolex
(Jamieson 1973)
Paraplutellus
(Jamieson 1972)
Pericryptodrilus
(Jamieson 1977)
Perionychella
(Michaelsen 1907)
Perionyx
(Perrier 1872)
Perissogaster
(Fletcher 1887)
Pheretima
(Kinberg 1867)
Pithemera
(Sims & Easton 1972)
Planapheretima
(Michaelsen 1934)
Pleionogaster
(Michaelsen 1892)
Plutelloides
(Jamieson 2000)
Plutellus
(Perrier 1873)
Polypheretima
(Michaelsen 1934)
Propheretima
(Jamieson 1995)
Provescus
(Blakemore 2000)
Pseudocryptodrilus
(Jamieson 1972)
Pseudonotoscolex
(Jamieson 1971)
Retrovescus
(Blakemore 1998)
Scolecoidea
(Blakemore 2000)
Sebastianus
(Blakemore 1997)
Simsia
(Jamieson 1971)
Spenceriella
(Michaelsen 1907)
Tassiedrilus
(Blakemore 2000)
Terrisswalkerius
(Jamieson 1994)
Tonoscolex
(Gates 1933)
Torresiella
(Dyne 1997)
Toutellus
(Fender & McKey-Fender 1990)
Troyia
(Jamieson 1977)
Vesiculodrilus
(Jamieson 1973)
Woodwardiella
(Stephenson 1925)
Zacharius
(Blakemore 1997)
Pheretima feunda
(Fletcher 1890)
Megascolecidae: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Mark J. Wetzel
Notes:
Oligochaetologist and Curator/Collections Manager of the INHS Annelida Collection, Illinois Natural History Survey, Forbes Natural History Building, MC-652, 1816 South Oak Street, Champaign, Illinois, 61801 USA
Reference for:
Megascolecidae
Expert:
John W. Reynolds
Notes:
Oligochaetology Laboratory, 18 Broadview Court, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada N2A 2X8
Reference for:
Megascolecidae
Expert:
Samuel W. James
Notes:
Reference for:
Megascolecidae
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Megascolecidae
Source:
Blakemore database, 2011 - 2012
Acquired:
2011-01-01
Notes:
Blakemore, R.J. Cosmopolitan, Earthworms - an Eco-Taxonomic Guide to the Peregrine Species of the World, second ed. (CD-ROM) VermEcology, Japan, 2006
Reference for:
Megascolecidae
Source:
Earthworm species, a searchable database
Acquired:
2012-01-01
Notes:
Csuzdi, Cs. (2012) Earthworm species, a searchable database, derived from Opuscula Zoologica, Budapest, 43(1): 97-99. Available online at http://earthworm.uw.hu/
Reference for:
Megascolecidae
Source:
Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog, 2011 - 2012
Acquired:
2011-01-01
Notes:
Biology Catalog, taxonomic information system at Texas A&M University, available at http://insects.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/test/Annelida/Family/0AnnelidaIndex0.htm
Reference for:
Megascolecidae
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Reynolds, John Warren, and Mark Julian Wetzel
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2004-03-01 / 2004-03-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Terrestrial Oligochaeta (Annelida: Clitellata) in North America north of Mexico
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Megadrilogica, vol. 9, no. 11
Page(s):
71-98
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0380-9633
Notes:
Reference for:
Megascolecidae
Author(s)/Editor(s):
James, Samuel W., and Seana K. Davidson
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2012-01-01 / 2012-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Molecular phylogeny of earthworms (Annelida : Crassiclitellata) based on 28S, 18S and 16S gene sequences
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Invertebrate Systematics, vol. 26, no. 2
Page(s):
213-229
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/1445-5226
Notes:
DOI: 10.1071/IS11012
Reference for:
Megascolecidae
Megascolecidae: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Megascolecidae: Comments