Biology:Megascolides
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Short description: Genus of annelids
| Megascolides | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Class: | Clitellata |
| Order: | Opisthopora |
| Suborder: | Lumbricina |
| Family: | Megascolecidae |
| Genus: | Megascolides McCoy, 1878[1] |
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About 40, see species | |
Megascolides is a genus of earthworms in the family Megascolecidae.[2]
Species
There are about 40 species:[2]
References
Further reading
- Giant Gippsland earthworm at the Museum Victoria website
- Rossiter, RJ; Gaffney, TJ; Rosenberg, H; Ennor, AH (1960). "The formation in vivo of lombricine in the earthworm (Megascolides cameroni)". The Biochemical Journal. 76 (3): 603–10. doi:10.1042/bj0760603. PMC 1204840. PMID 13743749.
Wikidata ☰ Q3304377 entry
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