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Diplocardia meansi, the Means's giant earthworm, or Rich Mountain giant earthworm, is a species of earthworm endemic to the United States. It is the second longest earthworm in North America. It was discovered by D. Bruce Means on June 11, 1973, in Polk County, Arkansas. [1] and later described by Gates in 1977.
The giant Palouse earthworm or Washington giant earthworm (Driloleirus americanus, meaning lily-like worm [2]) is a species of earthworm belonging to the genus Driloleirus inhabiting the Palouse region of Eastern Washington and North Idaho, in the United States. The worm was discovered in 1897 by Frank Smith near Pullman, Washington. It can ...
Driloleirus is an earthworm genus in the family Megascolecidae. This genus includes at least two species: [1] Driloleirus americanus – giant Palouse earthworm, Washington giant earthworm; Driloleirus macelfreshi – Oregon giant earthworm
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Samuel James is an American scientist, a researcher specializing in evolutionary biology, focusing on earthworm taxonomy.James, with fellow researchers, has discovered numerous species of annelids, including Diplocardia californiana, [1] Diplocardia woodi, [1] Diplocardia montana, [1] and a new species related to the Giant Palouse earthworm.
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.
Invasive earthworms can have a significant impact causing changes in soil profiles, nutrient and organic matter content and other soil organisms or plant communities. In most cases the disturbed areas includes agricultural systems or previously areas that are lacking of earthworms would see the biggest impact of the invasive earthworms. [29]
Rhinodrilus fafner is a presumed extinct giant earthworm of the family Glossoscolecidae.It is only known by the badly preserved holotype discovered in 1912 near Belo Horizonte in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais and described in 1918 by German zoologist Wilhelm Michaelsen (1860–1937) from the National History Museum in Hamburg.