Microchaetidae
Also known as: Wrinkled Earthworms
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Annelida |
| Class | Clitellata |
| Order | Crassiclitellata |
| Family | Microchaetidae |
| Published in | Beddard, F.E. (1895). A monograph of the order of Oligochaeta. <em>[Book].</em> 769 pp. The Clarendon Press, Oxford. |
| Habitat | TERRESTRIAL |
| Genera | 4 |
| Species records held | 105 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 166 |
| GBIF key | 3267613 |
Genera in Microchaetidae
- Proandricus — 52 species: Proandricus adami, Proandricus adriani, Proandricus alatus, Proandricus amphius, Proandricus armstrongi, Proandricus babanango, Proandricus beddardi, Proandricus belli
- Kynotus — 23 species: Kynotus alaotranus, Kynotus ankisiranus, Kynotus blancharti, Kynotus darwini, Kynotus distichotheca, Kynotus friderici, Kynotus giganteus, Kynotus kelleri
- Geogenia — 22 species: Geogenia ambita, Geogenia benhami, Geogenia caementerii, Geogenia distasmosa, Geogenia gripha, Geogenia herberti, Geogenia idechorita, Geogenia madida
- Microchaetus — 8 species: Microchaetus braunsi, Microchaetus decipiens, Microchaetus klopperi, Microchaetus microchaetus, Microchaetus papillatus, Microchaetus rappi, Microchaetus stuckenbergi, Microchaetus vernoni
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.