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A taxonomic revision of the Phreodrilidae (Oligochaeta)
Author(s) -
Brinkhurst R. O.
Publication year - 1965
Publication title -
proceedings of the zoological society of london
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.915
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1469-7998
pISSN - 0370-2774
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1966.tb02906.x
Subject(s) - subgenus , taxon , oligochaeta (plant) , genus , biology , zoology , ecology
Seven of the 20 former species of the Phreodrilidae have been examined. Information derived from a study of this material has necessitated a re‐assessment of the interpretations of some of the anatomical features formerly employed in the separation of genera. As a result, all of the known species are merged in the single genus Phreodrilus with seven subgenera, 17 species and two taxa recognizable only as unidentifiable phreodrilids.