Bioluminescence, the ability to produce light by living organisms, has evolved independently
in numerous lineages across the tree of life. Luminous forms are found in a wide range of …

It is generally assumed that the soil environment played an important role in the evolution of
life on land, as a transition medium between water and air. This idea was already formulated …

Clitellata is a major clade of Annelida comprising nearly all freshwater and terrestrial
annelids as well as several marine species. We investigated clitellate phylogenetic …

Annelids possessing a posterior sucker and a fixed number of somites–most famously
leeches (Hirudinida), but also crayfish worms (Branchiobdellida) and salmonid parasites …

Regeneration, the ability to replace lost body structures, and agametic asexual reproduction,
such as fission and budding, are post‐embryonic developmental capabilities widely …

This chapter introduces the Oligochaeta annelids, here treated as a paraphyletic stem group
of the class Clitellata separated from the Hirudinea, Acanthobdellida, and Branchiobdellida …

Aquatic oligochaetes are well recognized bioindicators of quality of sediments and water in
watercourses and lakes. However, the difficult taxonomic determination based on …

Anthropogenic activities and particularly agricultural management may harm soil organisms
such as enchytraeids (Enchytraeidae, Oligochaeta, Annelida), also known as potworms …

The purpose of our contribution is to propose a robust and practical order-level classification
of the families of Oligochaeta, that is, non-leech Clitellata. The order level is mandatory in …

The genetic and morphological variation within R hyacodrilus falciformis B retscher, 1901 (C
litellata: N aididae) in E urope was explored using an integrative approach, with three …