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|synonym_01=Lumbricus terrestris | |synonym_01=Lumbricus terrestris | ||
− | |synonym_reference_01=Linnaeus, 1758: 647; Smith 1893; Michaelsen 1900; Hutton 1904; Ude 1929; Cernosvitov 1947. | + | |synonym_reference_01=Linnaeus, 1758: 647; Smith 1893; Michaelsen 1900: 511; Hutton 1904; Ude 1929; Cernosvitov 1947; Sims and Gerard 1999: 106; Csuzdi and Zicsi: 2003: 188. |
|synonym_02=Lumbricus terrestris (part.): | |synonym_02=Lumbricus terrestris (part.): | ||
|synonym_reference_02=Muller 1774 | |synonym_reference_02=Muller 1774 |
Revision as of 01:15, 27 May 2015
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Lumbricus terrestris (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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Family: Lumbricidae Genus: Lumbricus | ||||||
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External characteristics Length: 130-250mm. Diameter: 7-9mm. 108-180 segments. Cylindrical body shape with a noticeable flattening in the last segments. Pigmentation violet-red with antero-posterior and dorso-ventral gradient. Setae closely paired. Prostomium tanyobous. Dorsal pores well visible, the first in (7/8) 8/9. Glandular ventral zone in 8-12. Nephropores well developed, on a line in ab or alternate between setal lines ab and cd. Male pore vertical slot-shaped in 1/2 15, in ab. Female pore slot-shaped in 14, in ab. Spermathecae open well visible in 9/10-10/11, between setal lines ab and cd. Clitellum saddle-shaped in (31) 32-37 (38). Tubercles oval gutter-shaped on 33-36.
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L. terrestris can stand cold temperatures and tolerate soils with pH values from 3.5 to 8. However, it is not frost-tolerant indicating that it probably hibernates in deep soil layers during the winter (Tiunov et al., 2006; Wironen and Moore, 2006). This species comes to the surface to feed where it pull leaves into the mouth of its burrow where they partially decay before being eaten. It is considered invasive in the north central United States where it thrives in fence rows and woodlots and can lead to reductions in native herbaceous and tree regrowth. |
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