Subclass Oligochaeta Suborder Lumbricina Higher classification Earthworm | Order Haplotaxida Scientific name Glossoscolecidae Rank Family | |
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Similar Earthworm, Oligochaeta, Megascolecidae, Annelid, Criodrilidae | ||
The Glossoscolecidae are a large family of earthworms which has native representatives in South and Central America. The species Pontoscolex corethrurus has a circumtropical distribution.
They are found mostly in forest, but one species lives primarily in coastal beach sand. The earthworms in this family can reach up to 2 m in length.
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References
Glossoscolecidae Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA