NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: complete
Latest Record Review: 2012

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Lumbricidae
  Superfamily - Lumbricoidea
  Suborder - Crassiclitellata
  Order - Opisthopora
  Superorder - Metagynophora
  Class - Clitellata
  Phylum - Annelida
  Superphylum - Lophozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Lumbricus badensis
      Species - Lumbricus baicalensis
      Species - Lumbricus castaneus
      Species - Lumbricus centralis
      Species - Lumbricus festivus
      Species - Lumbricus friendi
      Species - Lumbricus herculeus
      Species - Lumbricus improvisus
      Species - Lumbricus klarae
      Species - Lumbricus meliboeus
      Species - Lumbricus polyphemus
      Species - Lumbricus rubellus
      Species - Lumbricus terrestris