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Giant Palouse earthworm - A vulnerable North American species. Oregon giant earthworm - A relative of the Palouse earthworm. Specimens have been recorded at 1.3 m (4 feet) long. Lake Pedder earthworm - Listed as the first "extinct" worm species from its original unique Tasmanian habitat. Lumbricus badensis - Giant (Badish) earthworm.
Australia has number of species that are native to different parts of the country; Anisochaeta sebastiani is an example. This species can be found from Queensland to Tasmania. [20] Fifty-three known species of these earthworms can be found in Western Australia; Graliophilus georgei and G. secundus are some examples. [21]
Amynthas mekongianus, the Mekong worm or Mekong giant earthworm, previously known as Megascolex mekongianus, is a species of earthworm in the family Megascolecidae. It is native to the vicinity of the River Mekong in southeastern Asia and may have more than 500 segments and grow to a length of 2.9 m (10 ft).
Oligochaetes are well-segmented worms and most have a spacious body cavity (coelom) used as a hydroskeleton.They range in length from less than 0.5 mm (0.02 in) up to 2 to 3 metres (6.6 to 9.8 ft) in the 'giant' species such as the giant Gippsland earthworm (Megascolides australis) and the Mekong worm (Amynthas mekongianus).
Utinomo’s 1956 paper linked the worms to just one coral species — Anthogorgia bocki — but analysis of the photos suggests that these worms inhabit other corals in the genus.
PHOTO: A giant tubeworm is seen on the seafloor surface at 2,500 meters deep in the Pacific Ocean. (ROV SuBastian/Schmidt Ocean Institute) New species are being discovered all the time, marine ...
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The Giant earthworm is a name often given to a variety of large invertebrates in the class Clitellata, many being from the family Megascolecidae. It may refer to: It may refer to: Australia and New Zealand