Talk:Oligochaeta

Semi-terrestrial?
Are earthworms "semi-terrestrial"? Why "semi"? Dave (talk) 23:30, May 6, 2005 (UTC)
 * Many earthworms are truly terrestrial, so the statement should be revised to be clearer. But while many earthworms are terrestrial, many are mud or seep dwellers, and all are heavily dependent on abundant moisture.  Further, most oligochaetes are actually aquatic, limicolous or interstitial.   -- WormRunner | Talk 02:13, 7 May 2005 (UTC)

Are these critters hermaphroditic? --ThreeCubed 23:04, 21 December 2005 (UTC) They are indeed hermaphroditic Zomitra. Jan 26th 1020 —Preceding undated comment added 19:36, 26 January 2010 (UTC).

Needs cleanup
The presentation of the taxonomy of Oligochaeta is in severe need of cleanup. The gigantic jpeg contradicts the other ToL pages in WP, and seems to be copied and pasted out of an article by the editor. Is this truly a scientific consensus, or a POV of one author? And what's with the section after the large jpeg? I just can't make heads or tails out of this article.

If someone who knows more about earthworms could please present the state of taxonomical knowledge in an NPOV way, it would vastly improve this article. Thanks! hike395 13:36, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Completely agree with Hike395 - the gigantic jpeg appears to be copied and is just one author's POV mostly concerning academic speculative taxonomy above family rank and therefore ungoverned by rules and recommendations of Code (ICZN, 1999). This will continue to change and differ between authors to a point of being unintelligible. It also seems to avoid the Principle of Priority whereby the earlier of two names stands. If the gigantic jpeg is removed then the family level classification remains practical and accessible, is compliant with the Code and provides a solid foundation for discussion and development.

Yes, these are all good points. I just finished a few years of earthworm research myself, so I'll see if I can't clean and streamline this article in the near future. Including pictures! :) Zomitra —Preceding undated comment added 19:37, 26 January 2010 (UTC).

On this same topic, what is the consensus for Branchiobdellida? I see one paper placing them in Hirudinea, and another saying they are monophyletic under Oligochaeta, and another saying Hirudinida, Branchiobdellida, and Acanthobdellida should be placed as Orders under Oligochaeta. And this paper by Williams et al. which agrees with the ordinal placement of those three. Esox id t•contribs 18:09, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

Orphaned references in Oligochaeta
I check pages listed in Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. One of the things I do is look for content for orphaned references in wikilinked articles. I have found content for some of Oligochaeta's orphans, the problem is that I found more than one version. I can't determine which (if any) is correct for this article, so I am asking for a sentient editor to look it over and copy the correct ref content into this article.

Reference named "Ruppert": From Clitellata:  From Coelom:  

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 * Thanks, AnomieBOT. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:23, 27 October 2017 (UTC)

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