Naidid Worms
Naididae
The Naididae (formerly known as Tubificidae) are a family of clitellate oligochaete worms like the sludge worm, Tubifex tubifex. They are key components of the benthic communities of many freshwater and marine ecosystems. In freshwater aquaria they may be referred to as detritus worms.
9 branches of this family, most-observed first
Tubificinae
subfamilyTubificinae
Naidinae
subfamilyNaidinae
Pristininae
subfamilyPristininae
Rhyacodrilinae
subfamilyRhyacodrilinae
Opistocystinae
subfamilyOpistocystinae
Phallodrilinae
subfamilyPhallodrilinae
Rhyacodriloidinae
subfamilyRhyacodriloidinae
Telmatodrilinae
subfamilyTelmatodrilinae
Limnodriloidinae
subfamilyLimnodriloidinae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 130960.