Driloleirus americanus

Taxonavigation

Driloleirus americanus, an adult specimen

Taxonavigation: Lumbricina
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Cladus: Lophotrochozoa Phylum: Annelida Classis: Clitellata Subclassis: Oligochaeta Ordo: Haplotaxida Subordo: Lumbricina

Familia: Megascolecidae
Genus: Driloleirus
Species: Driloleirus americanus

Name

Driloleirus americanus

Synonyms

• Megascolides americanus Frank Smith, 1897

References

• Wells, S.M., Pyle, R.M. and Collins, N.M. (compilers) 1983. The IUCN Invertebrate Red Data Book. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.

Vernacular names

English: Giant Palouse earthworm, Washington giant earthworm