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The genus Lumbricus contains some of the most commonly seen earthworms in Europe among its nearly 700 valid species. [2] Characteristics of some commonly encountered species are: Lumbricus rubellus is usually reddish brown or reddish violet, iridescent dorsally, and pale yellow ventrally. They are usually about 25–105 mm in length, and have ...
Lumbricus improvisus is a species of earthworm in the family Lumbricidae. It was labeled as critically endangered by the IUCN. [1] References
Lumbricus terrestris is a large, reddish worm species thought to be native to Western Europe, now widely distributed around the world (along with several other lumbricids). In some areas where it is an introduced species , some people consider it to be a significant pest for out-competing native worms.
One significant biotic interaction of Lumbricus rubellus results from a relationship with vitamin B 12-producing microorganisms such as bacteria and actinomycetes and barley. [3] The presence of such earthworms as Lumbricus rubellus increases concentrations of vitamin B 12-producing microorganisms and vitamin B 12 in the soil. The result is an ...
The Lumbricidae are a family of earthworms.About 33 lumbricid species have become naturalized around the world, [1] but the bulk of the species are in the Holarctic region: from Canada (e.g. Bimastos lawrenceae on Vancouver Island) and the United States (e.g. Eisenoides carolinensis, Eisenoides lonnbergi and most Bimastos spp.) and throughout Eurasia to Japan (e.g. Eisenia japonica, E. koreana ...
Lumbricus badensis is a type of giant earthworm, a species of annelid. It is endemic to the upper-elevation spruce forests of Germany's Black Forest , where its common name is Badischer Riesenregenwurm ("giant rainworm of Baden ").
Lumbricus terrestris, an earthworm White tentacles of Loimia medusa, a spaghetti worm. Worms are many different distantly related bilateral animals that typically have a long cylindrical tube-like body, no limbs, and usually no eyes.
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