Enchytraeid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Enchytraeid is a noun meaning (zoology) Any of the microdrile oligochaetes of the family Enchytraeidae, which resemble small earthworms.
Meaning
(zoology) Any of the microdrile oligochaetes of the family Enchytraeidae, which resemble small earthworms.
Example Sentences
Enchytraeids probably consume and further process larger fecal pellets and castings of soil macrofauna, such as collembolans and earthworms (Zachariae, 1984; Rusek, 1985).
The effect of fertilizers on the diversity of enchytraeids has not been studied but occurrence of high abundance of enchytraeids after organic manure application has been noted.
The exclusion of enchytraeids from many treatises and aquatic oligochaetes keys cannot be justified as approximately one third of the total enchytraeid species (Martin et al. 2008) inhabit aquatic habitats.
Word Forms
- enchytraeids
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include worms, enoplid, ecthoreum, oligochete, microdrile, oligochaete.
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