Aeolosoma quaternarium Ehrenberg
(an aquatic oligochaete)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAeolosoma quaternarium (an aquatic oligochaete)
GenusAeolosoma (a genus of freshwater oligochaetes)
FamilyAEOLOSOMATIDAE (a family of freshwater oligochaetes)
ClassOLIGOCHAETA (earth worms)
PhylumANNELIDA (segmented worms and leeches)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Aeolosoma quaternarium (an aquatic oligochaete) :
1: Aeolosoma quaternarium (an aquatic oligochaete)
29 Aug 2004 OSGR: SD86 54° 10’ N, 2° 10’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
in sample from tarn outfall
Image 1: Contracted - dorsal - microscope low magnificationImage 2: Dorsal - extended - microscope low magnificationImage 3: Dorsal - microscope low magnificationImage 4: Dorsal - microscope low magnification (2)Image 5: Dorsal - microscope low magnification (3)Image 6: Dorsal - microscope low magnification (4)Image 7: Dorsal - microscope low magnification (5)Image 8: Dorsal - microscope low magnification (6)Image 9: Dorsal - microscope low magnification (7)Image 10: Dorsal - microscope low magnification (8)Image 11: Extended - dorsal - microscope low magnificationImage 12: Head end - dorsal - microscope low magnificationImage 13: Mid section - dorsal - microscope low magnificationImage 14: Part - dorsal - microscope low magnificationImage 15: Tail end - dorsal - microscope low magnificationImage 16: Tail end - dorsal - microscope low magnification (2)

Aeolosoma quaternarium (an aquatic oligochaete) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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