Branchiura is a genus of annelids belonging to the family Naididae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. Species: Branchiura sowerbyi Beddard, 1892...

and in 2016, its life cycle was found to include the oligochaete Branchiura sowerbyi. Infected oligochaete worms were first discovered in Hungary and...

"Biological redistribution of lake sediments by tubificid oligochaetes: Branchiura sowerbyi and Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri/Tubifex tubifex". Journal of Great Lakes...