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Lumbricus rubellus (Hoffmeister, 1843) |
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Family: Lumbricidae Genus: Lumbricus | ||||||
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Short description |
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External characteristics: N/A |
Internal characteristics: N/A |
External characteristics Length: 25-150 mm. Ruddy brown-red to violet, irridescent dorsally. Body cylindrical, posterior segments often dorso-ventrally flattened. 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.
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Habitat: Species inhabiting soils rich in organic matter, and mainly found in the litter and within the first centimeters below the soil surface. Can be found in croplands, natural or planted forests, pastures and gardens. common in coniferous forests (Addison, 2009). In pastures, commonly associated with dungs. |
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