Enchytraeidae
Also known as: Aster Worms, Enchyträen, Enkytræer, Enquitreias, Enquitréidos, Pot-worms, Potworms, Potworms and White worms
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Annelida |
| Class | Clitellata |
| Order | Enchytraeida |
| Family | Enchytraeidae |
| Published in | Udekem, J. d’. (1855). Nouvelles classification des Annélides sétigères abranches. Bulletins De l’Académie Royale Des Sciences, Des Lettres Et Des Beaux-Arts De Belgique, 22(2): 533–557, 3 figs. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcede |
| Habitat | FRESHWATER, MARINE, TERRESTRIAL |
| Genera | 37 |
| Species records held | 918 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 1595 |
| GBIF key | 3565 |
Genera in Enchytraeidae
- Fridericia — 130 species: Fridericia agilis, Fridericia agricola, Fridericia alata, Fridericia alpica, Fridericia anglica, Fridericia anomala, Fridericia argillae, Fridericia armenica
- Marionina — 120 species: Marionina aberrans, Marionina achaeta, Marionina adriatica, Marionina aestuum, Marionina alaskae, Marionina aliger, Marionina antipodum, Marionina apora
- Mesenchytraeus — 102 species: Mesenchytraeus affinis, Mesenchytraeus alpinus, Mesenchytraeus altus, Mesenchytraeus americanus, Mesenchytraeus amoeboideus, Mesenchytraeus anisodiverticulus, Mesenchytraeus antaeus, Mesenchytraeus arcticus
- Lumbricillus — 97 species: Lumbricillus alaricus, Lumbricillus algensis, Lumbricillus americanus, Lumbricillus annulatus, Lumbricillus antarcticus, Lumbricillus arenarius, Lumbricillus balticus, Lumbricillus belli
- Enchytraeus — 87 species: Enchytraeus adrianensis, Enchytraeus affinis, Enchytraeus albellus, Enchytraeus albidus, Enchytraeus alpestris, Enchytraeus andrasi, Enchytraeus andrasiformis, Enchytraeus annellatus
- Grania — 81 species: Grania acanthochaeta, Grania algida, Grania alliata, Grania americana, Grania angustinasus, Grania antarctica, Grania aquitana, Grania ascophora
- Henlea — 71 species: Henlea adiverticulata, Henlea africana, Henlea alba, Henlea andreae, Henlea arenicola, Henlea bidiverticulata, Henlea bisetosa, Henlea californica
- Achaeta — 52 species: Achaeta aberrans, Achaeta abulba, Achaeta affinis, Achaeta afolliculata, Achaeta antefolliculata, Achaeta becki, Achaeta bibulba, Achaeta bifollicula
- Hemienchytraeus — 26 species: Hemienchytraeus africanus, Hemienchytraeus bifurcatus, Hemienchytraeus brachythecus, Hemienchytraeus cipoensis, Hemienchytraeus csuzdii, Hemienchytraeus guineanus, Hemienchytraeus inversus, Hemienchytraeus jeonjuensis
- Cernosvitoviella — 23 species: Cernosvitoviella aggtelekiensis, Cernosvitoviella ampullax, Cernosvitoviella atrata, Cernosvitoviella briganta, Cernosvitoviella buekkhati, Cernosvitoviella bulboducta, Cernosvitoviella carpatica, Cernosvitoviella celere
- Cognettia — 21 species: Cognettia asloae, Cognettia baekrokdamensis, Cognettia bisetosa, Cognettia chalupskyi, Cognettia chlorophila, Cognettia cognettii, Cognettia floridae, Cognettia glandulosa
- Bryodrilus — 20 species: Bryodrilus archipelagicus, Bryodrilus archipelagus, Bryodrilus arcticus, Bryodrilus borealis, Bryodrilus cejkai, Bryodrilus chernovi, Bryodrilus cockerelli, Bryodrilus diverticulatus
- Guaranidrilus — 18 species: Guaranidrilus andreolii, Guaranidrilus athecatus, Guaranidrilus atlanticus, Guaranidrilus cernosvitovi, Guaranidrilus cingulatus, Guaranidrilus columbianus, Guaranidrilus europeus, Guaranidrilus finni
- Enchytronia — 11 species: Enchytronia annulata, Enchytronia baloghi, Enchytronia christenseni, Enchytronia hellenica, Enchytronia holochaeta, Enchytronia longispermatheca, Enchytronia oligosetosa, Enchytronia parva
- Buchholzia — 9 species: Buchholzia africana, Buchholzia appendiculata, Buchholzia fallax, Buchholzia focale, Buchholzia parva, Buchholzia protarum, Buchholzia sarda, Buchholzia simplex
- Xetadrilus — 9 species: Xetadrilus aphanoides, Xetadrilus aphanus, Xetadrilus fabryi, Xetadrilus jejuensis, Xetadrilus maacki, Xetadrilus pitucus, Xetadrilus prolixglandus, Xetadrilus righianus
- Oconnorella — 4 species: Oconnorella cambrensis, Oconnorella cheni, Oconnorella globula, Oconnorella tubifera
- Tupidrilus — 4 species: Tupidrilus gei, Tupidrilus lacteus, Tupidrilus marcusae, Tupidrilus wilsoni
- Decimodrilus — 3 species: Decimodrilus bulbosus, Decimodrilus diverticulatus, Decimodrilus globulatus
- Euenchytraeus — 3 species: Euenchytraeus bisetosus, Euenchytraeus clarae, Euenchytraeus piperi
- Hemifridericia — 3 species: Hemifridericia bivesiculata, Hemifridericia parva, Hemifridericia varanensis
- Randidrilus — 3 species: Randidrilus codensis, Randidrilus quadrithecatus, Randidrilus westheidei
- Stephensoniella — 3 species: Stephensoniella marina, Stephensoniella sterreri, Stephensoniella trevori
- Aspidodrilus — 2 species: Aspidodrilus kelsalli, Aspidodrilus kesalli
- Chirodrillus — 2 species:
- Claparedrilus — 2 species:
- Globulidrilus — 2 species:
- Barbidrilus — 1 species:
- Christensenidrilus — 1 species:
- Enchylea — 1 species:
- Enchytraeina — 1 species:
- Isosetosa — 1 species:
- Michaelseniella — 1 species:
- Neoenchytraeus — 1 species:
- Pelmatodrilus — 1 species:
- Sinenchytraeus — 1 species:
- Stercutus — 1 species:
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.