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Oligochaete

Oligochaeta
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Earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Clitellata
Subclass: Oligochaeta
Orders

Haplotaxida
Lumbriculida
Moniligastrida


Haplotaxida
Lumbriculida
Moniligastrida

Oligochaeta (/ˌɒlɪɡəˈktə, -ɡ-/) is a class of animals in the phylum Annelida, which is made up of many types of aquatic and terrestrial worms, and including all of the various earthworms. Specifically, the oligochaetes (/ˈɒlɪɡəˌkts/) contain the terrestrial megadrile earthworms (some of which are semiaquatic or fully aquatic), and freshwater or semiterrestrial microdrile forms, including the tubificids, pot worms and ice worms (Enchytraeidae), blackworms (Lumbriculidae) and several interstitial marine worms.


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