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Glossoscolecidae
Glossoscolecidae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Annelida
Clade:	Pleistoannelida
Clade:	Sedentaria
Class:	Clitellata
Order:	Opisthopora
Suborder:	Lumbricina
Family:	Glossoscolecidae
Genera
See text.

The Glossoscolecidae are a large family of earthworms (annelids) which has native representatives in South and Central America. The species Pontoscolex corethrurus has a circumtropical distribution.

They are found mostly in forest, but one species of earthworms^{[verification needed]} lives primarily in coastal beach sand. The earthworms in this family can reach up to 2 m in length.

Selected genera

• Andiorrhinus
• Diaguita
• Enantiodrilus
• Eurydame
• Fimoscolex
• Glossodrilus
• Glossoscolex
• Holoscolex
• Rhigiodrilus
• Urochaeta
• Pontoscolex

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