Oligochaeta Class

The Oligochaeta Class is split into smaller groups, called Orders. Below is a list of some Oligochaeta Orders:

Opisthopora Order: Includes Earthworms.

All of the Orders above have been split into smaller groups, called Families. Families are then split into Genera. Remember, as each group gets smaller, organisms in that group are more and more alike. Each Genus will contain individual Species.

Information on specific Families and Genera is not included on this website, but you can find out which groups a species belongs to by checking the Classification Box at the bottom of each Species Page. See the example of an Earthworm below:

Earthworm:

SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION

KINGDOM
Animal
PHYLUM
Annelid
CLASS
Oligochaeta
ORDER
Opisthopora
FAMILY
Lumbricidae
GENUS
Lumbricus
SPECIES
Lumbricus terrestris or Lumbricus rubella

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