Oligochaeta

earthworms

Subclass

1. PhylumAnnelida
2. ClassClitellata

FamilyAsteraceae

Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater

Native toAfghanistan, India, Iran, Pakistan, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkmenistan, Türkiye, Uzbekistan, Xinjiang

Observations26

Freshwater aquatic worms are segmented worms ranging in size from a few millimeters to fifteen centimeters and are found in shallow sediment layers where they live off of organic material, algae and bacteria. They have two rows of bristles on their belly and two rows on their back, which they use to move around. The worms breathe primarily through their skin. For example, tubifex usually stick their head in the sediment for food while the rest of its body squiggles around to breathe.

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🔬Museum specimens

Specimen records

10,151

With media

28

Collections

YPM, GMNH, CAS

Recorded in

British Virgin Islands, United States