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Oligochaeta <Metazoa>

Known as: Oligochaeta, Oligochaetas 
A class of annelid worms with few setae per segment. It includes the earthworms such as Lumbricus and Eisenia.
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Development of a benthic multimetric index for biomonitoring of a neotropical watershed.
Biotic indices are important tools for evaluating water quality in Biomonitoring Programmes of river basins. The objective of… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Comparative effects of Cd and Pb on biochemical response and DNA damage in the earthworm Eisenia fetida (Annelida, Oligochaeta).
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Excess sludge reduction induced by Tubifex tubifex in a recycled sludge reactor.
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Metallothioneins induction and antioxidative response in aquatic worms Tubifex tubifex (Oligochaeta, Tubificidae) exposed to copper.
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Earthworm species of the genus Eisenia can be phenotypically differentiated by metabolic profiling
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Effects of eight polycyclic aromatic compounds on the survival and reproduction of Enchytraeus crypticus (Oligochaeta, Clitellata)
The effects of eight polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) on the survival and reproduction of the enchytraeid worm Enchytraeus… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Resistance of Eisenia fetida (Oligochaeta) to cadmium after long-term exposure.
The reliance on earthworms as test organisms in risk assessment studies of polluted environments raises the question whether they… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Heavy metal-specific inhibition of phagocytosis and different in vitro sensitivity of heterogeneous coelomocytes from Lumbricus terrestris (Oligochaeta).
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Fate and effects of the insecticide Dursban® 4E in indoor Elodea-dominated and macrophyte-free freshwater model ecosystems: II. Secondary effects on community structure
Secondary effects of a single dose of the insecticide Dursban® 4E (active ingredient chlorpyrifos) were studied in indoor… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
The influence of feeding patterns on growth and reproduction of the vermicomposting earthworm Eisenia fetida (Oligochaeta)
SummaryObservations in outdoor culture beds indicated that food availability and frequency of feeding influenced worm density. In… 
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