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General data | Thematic references | Distribution references |
Lumbricus rubellus (Hoffmeister, 1843) |
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Family: Lumbricidae Genus: Lumbricus | ||
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Internal characteristics: N/A |
Ruddy brown-red to violet, irridescent dorsally. Body cylindrical, posterior segments often dorso-ventrally flattened. 25-150 mm long.Tanylobous prostomium. Male pore in cleft on 15, tumescence often lacking, never extending beyond margin of segment. Clitellum in (26) 27-32 (33). Tubercula pubertatis in 28-31, may extend on to 32. Setae a and b in genital tumescences, occasionally on 10. Typhlosole begins in region of 21-22 and ends in region of 78-98, usually leaving 20-26 atyphlosolate segments. Ventral surface with transverse ridges forming a honeycomb pattern. Bisexual. |
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Species inhabiting soils rich in organic matter, and mainly found in the litter and within the first centimeters below the soil surface. In pastures, commonly associated with dungs. |
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