Potamodrilidae
Potamodrilidae is a family of meiofaunal annelids, only containing the European genus Potamodrilus.[1] It's the sister group to Aeolosomatidae, by all accounts.[2] Beyond that, its phylogenetic position is uncertain.
| Potamodrilidae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Class: | Polychaeta |
| Order: | incertae sedis |
| Family: | Potamodrilidae |
References
- Rouse, G. W., & Pleijel, F. (2001). Polychaetes. Book, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Struck, Torsten H.; Purschke, Günter (2005). "The sister group relationship of Aeolosomatidae and Potamodrilidae (Annelida: 'Polychaeta') — a molecular phylogenetic approach based on 18S rDNA and cytochrome oxidase I". Zoologischer Anzeiger. 243 (4): 281–293. doi:10.1016/j.jcz.2005.01.001.
Further reading
- Purschke, Günter; Hessling, René (2002). "Analysis of the Central Nervous System and Sense Organs in Potamodrilus fluviatilis (Annelida: Potamodrilidae)". Zoologischer Anzeiger. 241: 19–35. doi:10.1078/0044-5231-00019.←÷×
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