CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

Animalia (kingdom)  »  Annelida (phylum)  »  Clitellata (class)  »  Haplotaxida (order)  »  Megascolecidae (family)

CAAB Code: 22 232000 show as JSON
Scientific Name
and Authority:

Megascolecidae  

Rank: Family
CAAB category: 22 - Annelida Segmented worms
Family: 22 232 Megascolecidae (earth worms) - show full list
Common Name: oligochaete worms
Organism Type: an oligochaete worm
Taxon lists: Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat: Freshwater
Child Codes: 22 232901     Diporochaeta spp.
22 232902     Insulodrilus spp.
22 232903     Pontodrilus spp.
Taxon Notes:Most members of this family are terrestrial earthworms, a few species are found in estuarine to freshwater environments. This code is provided for use when identification of a specimen to this level is sufficient, or when no further detail is available.

Identifiers:
WoRMS urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:22960
Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2021-05-05
View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)
Scientific Name
verified against:		 WoRMS, WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species. . Available from http: www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.
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