Clitellata

Acanthobdellidea

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Acanthobdellidea	Primitive leeches	Acanthobdella peledina

Order: Arhynchobdellida

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Cylicobdellidae	Proboscisless leeches	Philaemon pungens
Erpobdellidae	Leeches	Erpobdella octoculata
Gastrostomobdellidae	Red predatory ground leeches	Gastrostomobdella ampunganensis
Haemadipsidae	Jawed land leeches	Haemadipsa zeylanica
Haemopidae	Proboscisless leeches	Haemopis marmorata
Hirudinidae	Proboscisless leeches	Richardsonianus australis
Orobdellidae	Proboscisless leeches	Orobdella koikei
Semiscolecidae	Proboscisless leeches	Semiscolex lamothei
Xerobdellidae	Predatory terrestrial leeches	Diestecostoma magna

Order: Branchiobdellida

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Branchiobdellidae	Parasitic leeches	Branchiobdella parasita

Order: Capilloventridae

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Capilloventridae	Marine worms	Capilloventer australis

Order: Crassiclitellata

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Acanthodrilidae	Bristly earthworms	Diplocardia caroliniana
Glossoscolecidae	Earthworms	Pontoscolex corethrurus
Lumbricidae	Earthworms	Lumbricus terrestris
Lutodrilidae	Earthworms	Lutodrilus multivesiculatus
Sparganophilidae	Earthworms	Sparganophilus eiseni

Order: Enchytraeida

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Enchytraeidae	Pot-worms	Enchytraeus albidus
Propappidae	Pot-worms	Propappus glandulosus
Randiellidae	Pot-worms	Ilyodrilus templetoni

Order: Euhirudinea

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Salifidae	Proboscisless leeches	Barbronia weberi

Order: Haplotaxida

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Alluroididae	Earthworms	Alluroides pordagei
Almidae	Semi-aquatic earthworms	Glyphidrilus huailuangensis
Biwadrilidae	Earthworms	Biwadrilus bathybates
Criodrilidae	Earthworms	Criodrilus lacuum
Dorydrilidae	Earthworms	Dorydrilus michaelseni
Eudrilidae	Night-crawlers	Eudrilus eugeniae
Exxidae	Earthworms	Neotrigaster complutensis
Haplotaxidae	Earthworms	Haplotaxis gordioides
Hormogastridae	Earthworms	Hormogaster redi
Microchaetidae	Wrinkled earthworms	Microchaetus papillatus
Naididae	Earthworms	Branchiodrilus hortensis
Narapidae	Earthworms	Narapa bonettoi
Ocnerodrilidae	Earthworms	Ocnerodrilus occidentalis
Octochaetidae	Earthworms	Octochaetus multiporus
Opistocystidae	Earthworms	Trieminentia corderoi
Parvidrilidae	Earthworms	Parvidrilus strayeri
Phreodrilidae	Earthworms	Insulodrilus lacustris
Syngenodrilidae	Earthworms	Syngenodrilus lamuensis
Tiguassidae	Earthworms	Tiguassu reginae

Order: Komarekionida

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Komarekionidae	Earthworms	Komarekiona eatoni

Order: Lumbriculida

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Lumbriculidae	Black worms	Lumbriculus variegatus

Moniligastridae

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Moniligastridae	Earthworms	Moniligaster deshayesi

Order: Opisthopora

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Megascolecidae	Giant earthworms	Megascolides australis

Order: Rhynchobdellida

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Glossiphoniidae	Freshwater jawless leeches	Placobdelloides siamensis
Ozobranchidae	Turtle leeches	Ozobranchus jantseanus
Piscicolidae	Jawless leeches	Piscicola respirans

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