| Megadrile | |
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| Amynthas sp. (Megascolecidae) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Clade: | Sedentaria |
| Class: | Clitellata |
| Subclass: | Oligochaeta |
| Clade: | Megadrili |
| Families | |
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Megadriles are terrestrial annelid worms belonging to the clade Oligochaeta, including many commonly called earthworms.12 Megadriles are placed within the clade Megadrili or superorder Megadrilacea, and include Moniligastrida and Lumbricina (or the order Haplotaxida, following Easton).34 23 families with over 5,700 species are currently known.2
References
References
- Maggenti, Armand R.; Mary Ann Basinger Maggenti; Scott Gardner (14 September 2005). "Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology: M". Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- MisirlioğLu, Mete; Reynolds, John Warren; Stojanović, Mirjana; Trakić, Tanja; Sekulić, Jovana; James, Samuel W.; Csuzdi, Csaba; DecaëNs, Thibaud; Lapied, Emmanuel; Phillips, Helen R. P.; Cameron, Erin K.; Brown, George G. (2023-03-15). "Earthworms (Clitellata, Megadrili) of the world: an updated checklist of valid species and families, with notes on their distribution". Zootaxa. 5255 (1): 417–438. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5255.1.33. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 37045245.
- Easton, E.G. (1981). "Japanese earthworms: a synopsis of the Megadrile species (Oligochaeta)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology. 40 (2): 33–65.
- Blakemore, R.J. (December 2013). "The major megadrile families of the World reviewed again on their taxonomic types (Annelida: Oligochaeta: Megadrilacea)" (PDF). Opuscula Zoologica Instituti Zoosystematici et Oecologici Universitatis Budapestinensis. 44 (2): 107–127.