Opisthopora
| Opisthopora | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Clade: | Sedentaria |
| Class: | Clitellata |
| Subclass: | Oligochaeta |
| Superorder: | Metagynophora |
| Order: | Opisthopora Michaelsen, 1930 |
Opisthopora is an order of mostly terrestrial worms.[1][2]
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.[1]
Families
- Eudrilidae
- Glossoscolecidae[4]
- Lumbricidae[5]
- Megascolecidae
- Moniligastridae
- Ocnerodrilidae
- Octochaetidae
References
- ^ a b c "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.