- Source: Enchytraeidae
Enchytraeidae is a family of microdrile oligochaetes. They resemble small earthworms and include both terrestrial species known as potworms that live in highly organic terrestrial environments, as well as some that are marine. The peculiar genus Mesenchytraeus is known as "ice worms", as they spend the majority of their lives within glaciers, only rising to the surface at certain points in the summer. Enchytraeidae also includes the Grindal worm (Enchytraeus buchholzi), which is commercially bred as aquarium fish food.
Selected genera
Enchytraeidae genera include:
Achaeta Vejdovský, 1878
Archienchytraeus Eisen, 1878 (nomen dubium)
Buchholzia Michaelsen, 1886
Cernosvitoviella Nielsen & Christensen, 1959
Christensenidrilus Dózsa-Farkas & Convey, 1998 (= Christensenia Dózsa-Farkas & Convey, 1997 (non Brinck 1945: preoccupied))
Cognettia Nielsen & Christensen, 1959
Enchytraeina Bülow, 1957
Enchytraeus
Epitelphusa Drago, 1887
Fridericia Michaelsen, 1889
Globulidrilus Christensen & Dózsa-Farkas, 2012
Grania
Hemifridericia Nielsen & Christensen, 1949
Henlea Michaelsen, 1889 (= Henleanella)
Lumbricillus Ørsted, 1844 (= Enchytraeoides, Pachydrilus)
Marionina Michaelsen in Pfeffer, 1890 (= Marionia Michaelsen, 1889 (non Vayssière, 1877: preoccupied), Michaelsena, Parenchytraeus)
Mesenchytraeus – ice worms
Neoenchytraeus Eisen, 1878
Randidrilus Coates & Erséus, 1985
Stephensoniella Cernosvitov, 1934
References
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (2008): Enchytraeidae. Version of 2010-MAY-11. Retrieved 2011-FEB-06.
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Cacing tanah
- Mesofauna tanah
- Haplotaxida
- Oligochaeta
- Enchytraeidae
- Oligochaeta
- Ice worm
- Earthworm
- Soil
- Enchytraeus
- Mesenchytraeus solifugus
- Bryodrilus
- Haplotaxida
- Globulidrilus
