Definition of Oligochaeta. Meaning of Oligochaeta. Synonyms of Oligochaeta

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Definition of Oligochaeta

Oligochaeta
Oligochaeta Ol`i*go*ch[ae]"ta, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? little, pl., few + ? hair.] (Zo["o]l.) An order of Annelida which includes the earthworms and related species.
Oligochaeta
Annelida An*nel"i*da, n. pl. [NL. See Annelid.] (Zo["o]l.) A division of the Articulata, having the body formed of numerous rings or annular segments, and without jointed legs. The principal subdivisions are the Ch[ae]topoda, including the Oligoch[ae]ta or earthworms and Polych[ae]ta or marine worms; and the Hirudinea or leeches. See Ch[ae]topoda.

Meaning of Oligochaeta from wikipedia

- Oligochaeta (/ˌɒlɪɡəˈkiːtə, -ɡoʊ-/) is a subclass of soft-bodied animals in the phylum Annelida, which is made up of many types of aquatic and terrestrial...
- Oligochaeta is a genus of Asian flowering plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae. Oligochaeta is native to central, southern, and southwestern...
- earthworms Eisenia fetida (Savigny, 1826) and Eisenia andrei Bouché, 1972 (Oligochaeta, Lumbricidae) based on mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences". Pedobiologia...
- The Haplotaxida are one of two orders within the annelid subclass Oligochaeta, the other being the Lumbriculida. No real common name exists, but they...
- of Geogenia Kinberg, 1867, and erection of a new genus Kazimierzus (Oligochaeta: Microchaetidae). African Invertebrates, 47 (1). 31-56. [2] Beddard,...
- sequences. Both the former classes "Polychaeta" (bristly marine worms) and "Oligochaeta" (including the earthworms) are paraphyletic: in each case the complete...
- development taking place inside. Earthworms and their kin, in the subclass Oligochaeta, lack eyes but have photoreceptor cells in the skin, especially in the...
- Amberboa moschata (common name sweetsultan) is a Southwest Asian species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Armenia, Turkey, Iraq, Iran...
- Traditional view class "Polychaeta" (paraphyletic) class ****ellata "Oligochaeta" (paraphyletic) Branchiobdellida Hirudinealeeches Sipuncula (old phylum)...
- largest members of the class (or subclass, depending on the author) Oligochaeta. In classical systems, they were in the order of Opisthopora since the...