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Potamodrilus

Genus of annelid worms From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Potamodrilidae is a family of meiofaunal annelids, monotypically containing only the genus Potamodrilus.[1][2]

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Potamodrilus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Polychaeta
Order: incertae sedis
Family: Potamodrilidae
Genus: Potamodrilus
Lastochkin, 1935[1]
Species
  • Potamodrilus fluviatilus
  • Potamodrilus rivularis
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Potamodrialidae is the sister group to Aeolosomatidae, by all accounts.[3] Beyond that, its phylogenetic position is uncertain.[citation needed]

The species of this genus are found in Europe.[1]

Species:[1]

  • Potamodrilus fluviatilus (Lastockin, 1935)
  • Potamodrilus rivularis Lastočkin, 1935

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