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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
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Short description
External characteristics: N/A
Internal characteristics: N/A
Distribution
Geographical origin: P. corethrurus seems originally to come from the Guayana shield, a region comprised between the Orinoco river (Western border) and the Northern part of the Amazonian bassin.
Distribution status: Peregrine
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
Ecological category: Endogeic
Climatic zone: Tropical, Sub-tropical, Mediterraenan
Habitat: Forests, Meadows, Croplands, Urban areas
Micro-habitat: Soil

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