Glyphidrilus

Glyphidrilus
	Glyphidrilus sp.
	Exposed tail tips of a Glyphidrilus individual
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Annelida
Clade:	Pleistoannelida
Clade:	Sedentaria
Class:	Clitellata
Order:	Opisthopora
Family:	Almidae
Genus:	Glyphidrilus; Horst, 1889
Synonyms[1]
	Bilimba Rosa, 1890;

Glyphidrilus is a genus of semi-aquatic freshwater earthworms in the family Almidae. It inhabits freshwater systems like river banks, lakes and rice fields from East Africa to South and South East Asia.[2]

Gallery

Typical habitat types of Glyphidrilus: waterfalls (A and B) and streams (C).
Glyphidrilus huailuangensis
Glyphidrilus cocoons.
Glyphidrilus borealis

References

"Glyphidrilus". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
Chanabun, R.; Sutcharit, C.; Tongkerd, P.; Panha, S. (2013). "The semi-aquatic freshwater earthworms of the genus Glyphidrilus Horst, 1889 from Thailand (Oligochaeta, Almidae) with re-descriptions of several species". ZooKeys (265): 1–76. doi:10.3897/zookeys.265.3911. PMC 3591759. PMID 23653518.

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[1] "Glyphidrilus". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 25 September 2021.

[2] Chanabun, R.; Sutcharit, C.; Tongkerd, P.; Panha, S. (2013). "The semi-aquatic freshwater earthworms of the genus Glyphidrilus Horst, 1889 from Thailand (Oligochaeta, Almidae) with re-descriptions of several species". ZooKeys (265): 1–76. doi:10.3897/zookeys.265.3911. PMC 3591759. PMID 23653518.