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Octochaetus

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Octochaetus
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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

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Cladogram from Catalogue of Life:[1]

 Octochaetus 

References

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  1. ^ a b Bisby F.A.; Roskov Y.R.; Orrell T.M.; Nicolson D.; Paglinawan L.E.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.M.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Ouvrard D (2011). "Search all names - Results for "octochaetus"". Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  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.