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Opistocystidae

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
FAMILY

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Annelida
class
Clitellata
order
Tubificida
family
Opistocystidae

Name

Synonyms
Opisthocystidae
Homonyms
Opistocystidae
Common names
aquatic oligochaete worm in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Brinkhurst & Jamieson, 1971
  2. Brinkhurst, R.O. (1964). Studies on the North American aquatic Oligochaeta. I. Naididae and Opistocytidae. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 116:195-230.
  3. Brinkhurst, R.O.; Cook, D.G. (1966). Studies on the North American aquatic Oligochaeta III: Lumbriculidae and additional notes and records of other families. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 118(1): 1-33.
  4. Brinkhurst, Ralph O. / Brinkhurst, Ralph O., and Barrie G. M. Jamieson, eds., 1971: Chapter 10: Family Opistocystidae. Aquatic Oligochaeta of the World. 640-646.
  5. Brinkhurst, Ralph O., and Barrie G. M. Jamieson / Brinkhurst, R. O., and B. G. M. Jamieson, eds., 1971: Chapter 4: Phylogeny and classification. Aquatic Oligochaeta of the World. 165-192.
  6. Brinkhurst, Ralph O., and Mark J. Wetzel, 1984: Aquatic Oligochaeta of the World: Supplement. A catalog of new freshwater species, descriptions, and revisions. Canadian Technical Report of Hydrography and Ocean Sciences no. 44. v + 101.
  7. Cernosvitov, Leo, 1936: Oligochaeten aus Sudamerika. Systematische Stellung der Pristina flagellum Leidy. Zoologischer Anzeiger, vol. 113. 75-84.
  8. Erséus, C.; Envall, I.; De Wit, P.; Gustavsson, L. M. (2017). Molecular data reveal a tropical freshwater origin of Naidinae (Annelida, Clitellata, Naididae). <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 115: 115-127.
  9. Erséus, C.; Envall, I.; Marchese, M.; Gustavsson, L. (2010). The systematic position of Opistocystidae (Annelida, Clitellata) revealed by DNA data. <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 54(1): 309-313. 10.1016/j.ympev.2009.09.037
  10. Gaviria EA. 1993. Claves para las especies colombianas de las familias Naididae y Tubificidae (Oligochaeta, Annelida). Caldasia, 237-248. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/cal/article/view/17210/0
  11. Harman, Walter J., 1969: Revision of the family Opistocystidae (Oligochaeta). Transactions of the American Microscopical Society, vol. 88, no. 4. 472-478.
  12. Harman, Walter J., and Michael S. Loden, 1978: A re-evaluation of the Opistocystidae (Oligochaeta) with descriptions of two new genera. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, vol. 91, no. 2. 453-462.
  13. Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.
  14. Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.
  15. Černosvitov, L. (1936). Oligochaeten aus Südamerica. Systematische Stellung der Pristina flagellum Leidy. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 113: 75-84.
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