| Glossoscolecidae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Class: | Clitellata |
| Subclass: | Oligochaeta |
| Order: | Haplotaxida |
| Suborder: | Lumbricina |
| Family: | Glossoscolecidae |
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Glossoscolecidae is 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 there is one species that lives primary in costal beach sand. The earthworms in this family can reach up to 2 meters in length. They are apparently eaten by some South American forest peoples.