Eophila eti

Eophila eti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Clade: Sedentaria
Class: Clitellata
Order: Opisthopora
Family: Lumbricidae
Genus: Eophila
Species:
E. eti
Binomial name
Eophila eti
Blakemore, 2008

Eophila eti is a worm found in Tasmania a member of the Lumbricidae family. It is commonly called the mystery worm. The holotype specimen was found in 2008 in northern Tasmania, Dalgarth Forest Reserve.[1]

Based on its name and description as an enigma it might later be moved taxonomically after further genetics work is published.[1]

Eophila eti, Blakemore, R.J. 2008. It was added as part of group Oligochaeta on June 15, 2011.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Australian Faunal Directory". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 8 May 2024.


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