Unfamiliar bloodline: New family for an earthworm genus with exclusive circulatory system
Tuesday, October 11, 2016 - 12:34
in Paleontology & Archaeology
New earthworm family, named Kazimierzidae, has been established for a South African indigenous genus of 21 species. Although the circulatory system in the group has been regarded as exclusive upon their original description in 2006, their raising to a family status have only recently been confirmed by a research team from South Africa.