A phylogenetic analysis of the Phreodrilidae (Annelida, Oligochaeta), with a description of a new species

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Author: Brinkhurst, R. O.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1991
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Vasa; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z91-284; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z91-284

A combination of computerized and classical methods suggests that the Phreodrilidae be classified as a monophyletic family with two subfamilies, Phreodrilinae subfam.nov. and Phreodriloidinae subfam.nov. The former includes the genera Phreodrilus and Antarctodrilus gen.nov. and the latter the genera...