Jamieson, Barrie G. M.;Tillier, Simon;Tillier, Annie;Justine, Jean-Lou;Ling, Edmund;James, Sam;Mcdonald, Keith;Hugall, Andrew F.
Megascolecidae
Sign in to saveMegascolecidae is a family of earthworms native to Madagascar, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, and North America. At up to 2 meters in length, their large size distinguishes the Megascolecidae from other earthworm families. They are an essential part of maintaining soil structure, minor carbon sequestration, and maintaining terrestrial ecosystems.
In the Vinony graph
Vinony's link graph records 63 inbound references to Megascolecidae, and connects out to Indonesia, New Zealand and Malaysia.
It is catalogued under topics including Annelid families, Haplotaxida and Megascolecidae.
Vinony links it to 15 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
earthworms
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumAnnelida
- ClassClitellata
- OrderCrassiclitellata
- FamilyMegascolecidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2,078
- Family
- Megascolecidae
- Collections
- CAS, UF, AM, USNM, QM, NMV
- Recorded in
- China, Myanmar, South Africa, Burma, Australia, United States
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Image
- Megascolecidae India.jpg
Show 5 more facts
- Commons category
- Megascolecidae
- taxon rank
- family
- taxon name
- Megascolecidae
- topic's main category
- Category:Megascolecidae
- different from
- Mongolian death worm
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0
~9 min read
Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Physiological features
- Reproductive system
- Lifecycle
- Distribution and habitat
- Ecology
- Genera
- References
- External links
Megascolecidae is a family of earthworms native to Madagascar, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, and North America. At up to 2 meters in length, their large size distinguishes the Megascolecidae from other earthworm families. They are an essential part of maintaining soil structure, minor carbon sequestration, and maintaining terrestrial ecosystems.
== Physiological features == Different species of the Megascolecidae have different physiological features, but some similarities of physiological features can be found between species. The family contains relatively large individuals. The length of earthworms can vary from to . The number of spermathecal pores is normally paired, but multiples can be present in some species. The location of spermathecal pores and how they are positioned in different segmental locations is used in the identification of different megascolecidids.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Megascolecidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.