Authors
Nathalia Tirado Marine Ecologist & Curator, CDF Marine Collections, Charles Darwin Foundation, Galapagos, Ecuador.
Angel Chiriboga
Diego Ruiz Marine Ecologist, Charles Darwin Foundation, Galapagos, Ecuador.
Stuart Banks Theme Leader, Monitoring of Ecological Processes, Charles Darwin Foundation, Galapagos, Ecuador.
What's New?
Latest species added:
- Pontoscolex corethrurus Müller, 1856
- Dichogaster bolaui (Michaelsen, 1891)
- Pontodrilus litoralis (Grube, 1855)
Annelids - Terrestrial earthworms
Marine annelids are worm-shaped, i.e., they are bilaterally symmetrical, and lack extremities. Their bodies are soft and typically at least three times as long as wide, divided into ring-shaped segments.
As adults they generally occur in the littoral zone, but the majority of Galapagos species have thus far been found only as larvae during CDF zooplankton surveys.
Authors: Nathalia Tirado, Angel Chiriboga, Diego Ruiz, Stuart Banks.
Other Contributors: Margarita Brandt, Rodrigo Bustamante, Graham Edgar, José Miguel Fariña, Cleveland Hickman, Paul Kingston, Fernando Pinillos, Fernando Rivera, Franz Smith, Mariana Vera, Luis Vinueza.
Names of taxa included: 9.
Origin of the taxa included: 5 cultivated.
Annelida Species Checklist
Domain Eukaryota
Kingdom Animalia
Division Annelida
Class Clitellata
Order Haplotaxida
Family Glossoscolecidae
Genus Pontoscolex
Family Octochaetidae
Genus Dichogaster
Family Tubificidae
Genus Pontodrilus
Order Opisthopora
Family Megascolecidae
Class Polychaeta
Order Amphinomida
Family Amphinomidae
Genus Eurythoe
Order Canalipalpata
Family Serpulidae
Genus Salmacina
Genus Spirobranchus
Suborder Sabellida
Family Sabellidae
Genus Megalomma
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