Pontoscolex corethrurus

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Pontoscolex corethrurus (Müller, 1857)

Taxonomy

Family: Rhinodrilidae Genus: Pontoscolex

Synonyms:	Lumbricus corethrurus Müller, 1857 Urochaeta hystrix Perrier, 1872 Urochaeta dubia Horst, 1885 Urochaeta australiensis Beddard, 1891 Pontoscolex corethrurus Beddard, 1892c ... more synonyms
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Short description
External characteristics: N/A
Internal characteristics: N/A

Distribution

Geographical origin:	P. corethrurus seems to be originally from the Guayana shield, a region comprised between the Orinoco river (Eastern border) and the Northern part of the Amazonian bassin.
Distribution status:	Invasive
General comment:	This species was largely disseminated around the world, reaching today a circumtropical distribution.
Present in:	Algeria, Argentina, Azores, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Burma (Myanmar), Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Comoro Islands, Congo (Kinshasa), Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Falkland Islands, Fidji, French Guiana, Gabon, Galápagos Islands, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Lesser Antilles, Liberia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicaragua, Niue, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Saint Helena Island, Salvador, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles Islands, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Surinam, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam,
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Biology-Ecology

Pictures
Adult specimen

General data

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