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The Enchytraeidae (See Enchytraeus
Enchytraeus

The genus 'Enchytraeus' includes about 40 species of Annelida worms. The term white worm is often used for all of the species in general, but specifically it is E....
) are a microdrile oligochaete
Oligochaeta

Oligochaeta is a scientific classification in the biological phylum Annelida and includes various earthworms. Specifically, it contains the terrestrial megadrile earthworms , and freshwater or semi-terrestrial microdrile forms including the Tubificidaes, pot worms and ice worms , Lumbriculus variegatus and several interstitial marine worms...
 family and include both terrestrial species known as potworms that live in highly organic environments and iceworms such as Mesenchytraeus solifugus
Mesenchytraeus solifugus

Mesenchytraeus solifugus is a species of Oligochaeta worms commonly called ice worms. Ice worms populate coastal glaciers from Alaska down to northern Washington State....
 that live in ice fields.






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The Enchytraeidae (See Enchytraeus
Enchytraeus

The genus 'Enchytraeus' includes about 40 species of Annelida worms. The term white worm is often used for all of the species in general, but specifically it is E....
) are a microdrile oligochaete
Oligochaeta

Oligochaeta is a scientific classification in the biological phylum Annelida and includes various earthworms. Specifically, it contains the terrestrial megadrile earthworms , and freshwater or semi-terrestrial microdrile forms including the Tubificidaes, pot worms and ice worms , Lumbriculus variegatus and several interstitial marine worms...
 family and include both terrestrial species known as potworms that live in highly organic environments and iceworms such as Mesenchytraeus solifugus
Mesenchytraeus solifugus

Mesenchytraeus solifugus is a species of Oligochaeta worms commonly called ice worms. Ice worms populate coastal glaciers from Alaska down to northern Washington State....
 that live in ice fields.