Rhinodrilus

Rhinodrilus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Annelida
Class:	Clitellata
Subclass:	Oligochaeta
Order:	Haplotaxida
Family:	Glossoscolecidae
Genus:	Rhinodrilus Perrier, 1872
Type species
Rhinodrilus paradoxus Perrier, 1872
Species
See text.
Synonyms
Rhynodrylus (lapsus)

Rhinodrilus is a genus of large South American earthworms. It belongs to the family Glossoscolecidae.

This genus consists of the following species^[1]^[2]

Rhinodrilus alatus
Rhinodrilus annulatus
Rhinodrilus appuni
- Rhinodrilus appuni appuni
- Rhinodrilus appuni pavoni
Rhinodrilus brasiliensis
Rhinodrilus bursiferus
Rhinodrilus contortus
Rhinodrilus duseni
Rhinodrilus fafner (possibly extinct)
Rhinodrilus garbei
Rhinodrilus hoeflingae
Rhinodrilus horsti
Rhinodrilus juncundus
Rhinodrilus lakei
Rhinodrilus papillifer
Rhinodrilus paradoxus
Rhinodrilus pitun
Rhinodrilus priollii
Rhinodrilus romani

References

^ Blakemore, R. (2006). Provisional checklist of Annelids (megadriles) of central Amazonia, Peru and Brazil. YNU Japan. Retrieved (March 7, 2009) from http://bio-eco.eis.ynu.ac.jp/eng/database/earthworm/Amazonian%20earthworms.pdf.
^ Rhinodrilus TSN 69131. Retrieved (March 7, 2009), from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database, http://www.itis.gov.