Oligochaeta

We thank following scientists for quoting some descriptions from their papers.

Genus list

[B]
Bacescuella (Marine species), Baikalodrilus, Bathydrilus (Marine species), Bdellodrilus, Bichaeta, Bimastos, Biwadrilus, Bothrioneurum, Branchiobdella, Branchiodrilus, Branchiura, Brinkhurstia, Bryodrilus, Buchholzia, Bucholzia, Burchanidrilus, Bythonomus

[C]
Cambarincola, Capilloventer (Marine species), Caridinophila, Ceratodrilus, Cernosvitoviella, Chaetogaster, Chirodrilus, Cirratodrilus, Cirrodrilus, Clitellio, Cognetiella, Cognettia, Coralliodrilus, Criodrilus, Cronodrilus

[D]
Delaya, Dendrobaena, Dendrodrilus, Dero, Desmogaster, Diachaeta, Diplocardia, Discordiprostatus (Marine species), Distichopus, Drilocrius, Duridrilus

[E]
Earthworms, Eclipidrilus, Eisenia, Eiseniella, Eiseniona, Embolocephalus, Enchytraeus, Enchytronia, Eophila, Epirodrilus, Erpobdella, Eudrilus, Euilyodrilus, Eukerria, Eumuliercula

[F]
Frearidrilus, Fridericia

[G]
Gieredrilus, Grania (Marine species), Guaranidrilus

[H]
Haber, Haemonais, Haplotaxis, Helodrilus, Hemienchytraeus, Hemifridericia, Hemigastrodrilus, Henlea, Heronidrilus (Marine species), Hesperodrilus, Heterochaetella, Heterodrilus (Marine species), Hidejiodrilus, Hirudo, Hologynus, Holtodrilus, Homochaeta, Hormogaster, Hrabea, Hrabeiella, Hystricosoma

[I]
Ilyodrilus, Inanidrilus (Marine species), Inermidrillus, Insulodrilus, Isochaeta, Isochaetides

[J]
Jamiesoniella, Jolydrilus

[K]
Kaketio (Marine species), Kathrynella, Kincaidiana, Kopilrok, Krenedrilus, Kurenkovia

[L]
Lamprodrilus, Lamprortus, Limnodriloides, Limnodrilus, Lophochaeta, Lumbricillus, Lumbriculus, Lumbricus, Lycodrilus, Lymphachaeta

[M]
Macquaridriloides, Macrostoma, Magmatodrilus, Marcusaedrilus, Marinellina, Marionina, Martiodrilus, Megascolides, Mesenchytraeus, Mesoporodriluss, Metaphire, Metataxis, Metschaina, Microscolex, Millsonia, Monadrilus, Moniligaster, Monopylephorus, Monotus

[N]
Nais, Narapa, Nicodrilus, Nootkadrilus (Marine species)

[O]
Ocnerodrilus, Oconnorella, Octoclasion, Octodrilus, Octolasion, Octolasium, Oedipodrilus, Olavius, Ophidonais, Opisthocysta, Orodrilus

[P]
Parakaketio, Paranadrilus, Paranais, Pectinodrilus, Peipsidrilus, Pelmatodrilus, Pelodrilus, Peloscolex, Peosidrilus, Perionyx, Peristodrilus, Phagodrilus, Phallodrilus, Pheretima, Phreodriloides, Phreoryctes, Piscicola, Pithemera, Piguetiella, Pontoscolex, Potamodrilus, Potamothrix, Pontodrilus, Premnodrilus, Pristina, Pristinella, Propappus, Prosellodrilus, Protuberodrilus, Psammoryctes, Psammoryctides, Pterodrilus, Punahenlea, Pygmaeodrilus

[Q]
Quistadrilus

[R]
Randidrilus, Randiella, Rheomorpha, Rhopalonais, Rhinodrilus, Rhizodriloides, Rhizodrilus, Rhyacodriloides, Rhyacodrilus, Rhynchelmis, Rhynchelmoides, Ripistes

[S]
Satchellius, Sathodrilus, Scherotheca, Schizodrilus, Sinodrilus, Sketodrilus, Slavina, Smithsonidrilus, Sparganophilus, Specaria, Spelaedrilus, Spiridion, Spirosperma, Spirospermoides, Stephanodrilus, Stephensoniana, Stephensoniella, Stercutus, Stuhlmannia, Stylaria, Stylodrilus, Styloscolex, Sutroa, Svetlovia, Syngenodrilus

[T]
Tasserkidrilus, Taupodrilus, Tectidrilus (Marine species), Tenagodrilus, Teneridrilus, Teleuscolex, Telmatodrilus, Thalassodrilides, Tiguassu, Triannulata, Trichodrilus, Tubifex, Tubificidarum, Tubificoides, Tupidrilus

[U]
Uglukodrilus, Uncinais, Uniporodrilus (Marine species)

[V]
Vadicola, Varichaeta, Varichaetadrilus, Vejdovskyella, Vignysa, Villiersia

[W]
Wapsa

[X]
Xana, Xironodrilus, Xironogiton

[Z]
Zironodrilus

Scientists list

• Dr. Alan D. Tomlin (retired)
  ref. ID; 5783
• Dr. Beverley Van Praagh
  We do not have the address
  ref. ID; 6035
• Dr. David G. Cook (retired)
  ref. ID; 5912
• Dr. Derek V. Ellis (retired)
  ref. ID; 5967
• Dr. Christer Erseus
  Address: Department of Zoology, Goteborg University, Box 463, SE-405 30 Goteborg, Sweden
  ref. ID; 5952, 5973, 6550, 6559, 6602
• Dr. Kathryn A. Coates
  Address: Department of Conservation Services, Bermunda Ministry of the Environment, P.O.Box FL 588 Flatts, FL BX Bermuda
  ref. ID; 5783, 5791, 5952, 5953, 5959, 5967
• Dr. Marco Ferraguti
  Address; Dipartimento di Biologia, 26, via Celoria, I-20133, Milano, Italy
  ref. ID : 6456, 6466
• Dr. Narcisse Giani
  Address: Laboratorie d'ecologie des Hydrosystemes University Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
  ref. ID; 5890
• Dr. Ohtaka Akifumi
  Address: Department of Natural Science, Faculty of Education, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki 036-8560, Japan
  ref. ID; 6648
• Dr. Olav Giere
  Address: Biozentrum Grindel, Zoologisches Institut und Zoologisches Museum, Universitat Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 3 D-20146 Hamburg, Germany
  ref. ID; 5864
• Dr. Ralph O. Brinkhurst
  ref. ID; 1257, 5939, 5945, 5957, 6208, 6421, 6554, 6563, 6564, 6615
• Dr. Reinmar Grimm
  ref. ID; 6580
• Dr. Robert W. Pennak
  Address: 2501 E. 104th Ave., Thornton, CO 80233, USA
  ref. ID; 1663
• Dr. Stuart R. Gelder (retired)
  ref. ID; 6466, 6579, 6638