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Class Clitellata (Segmented Worms)

Domain: Eucarya Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Annelida Class Phenology

Orders of the Class Clitellata Discovered in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Order	Common Name	Photo Example	Where?	Phenology
Arhynchobdellida	Leeches without a proboscis	(NA)	Here	Phenology
Branchiobdellida	Crayfish Worms		Here	Phenology
Clitellata_order	Segmented Worms	(NA)	Here	Phenology
Enchytraeida	Enchytraeid Worms	(NA)	Here	Phenology
Haplotaxida	Haplotaxid worms	(NA)	Here	Phenology
Hirudinida_order	Leeches	(NA)	Here	Phenology
Lumbriculida	Lumbriculid worms	(NA)	Here	Phenology
Oligochaeta_order	Non-leech Segmented Worm	(NA)	Here	Phenology
Opisthopora	Earthworms	(NA)	Here	Phenology
Rhynchobdellida	Jawless leeches	(NA)	Here	Phenology
Tubificida	Detritus worms	(NA)	Here	Phenology

Can't find the orders you are looking for? Note:
Orders on this list are only those contained in the ATBI database,
and do not neccessarily include all Park orders from historic park reports, literature,
or other sources that have not yet been entered in the Biodiversity Database.
Also note: where the order name ends with '_order', it means that the order
name has not yet been agreed upon by taxonomists for this group,
or that it was not identified to this level.

In Case You Didn't Know ...

Most of this group are called earthworms, though many are aquatic, including leeches.

Some of the more common terrestrial species are generally known as 'fishing worms'.

This is a class of segmented worms that are known by their 'clitellum', which is a wide fleshy band located in the front half of the animal's body.

There are several inhabiting the Smokies that are invasive and not native to North America.

Orders of the Class Clitellata Discovered in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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