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Octochaetus

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Octochaetus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Clade: Sedentaria
Class: Clitellata
Order: Opisthopora
Family: Megascolecidae
Genus: Octochaetus

Octochaetus is a genus of earthworms of family Octochaetidae native to Australia, New Zealand, and Malaysia.[1][2]

Classification

Cladogram from Catalogue of Life:[1]

 Octochaetus 

References

  1. ^ a b "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)
  2. ^ SPRINGETT, J.A.; GRAY, R.A.J.; BARKER, D.J.; LAMBERT, M.G.; MACKAY, A.D.; THOMAS, V.J. (1 January 1998). "POPULATION DENSITY AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE NEW ZEALAND INDIGENOUS EARTHWORM OCTOCHAETUS MULTIPORUS (MEGASCOLECIDAE: OLIGOCHAETA) IN HILL PASTURES". New Zealand Journal of Ecology. 22 (1): 87–93. JSTOR 24054551.