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Lumbricidae
Sign in to saveThe Lumbricidae are a family of earthworms. About 33 lumbricid species have become naturalized around the world, but the bulk of the species are in the Holarctic region, from Canada (e.g. Bimastos lawrenceae on Vancouver Island) and the United States (e.g. Eisenoides carolinensis, E. lonnbergi, and most Bimastos spp.) and throughout Eurasia to Japan (e.g. Eisenia japonica, E. koreana, and Helodrilus hachiojii). An enigmatic species in Tasmania is Eophila eti. Currently, 670 valid species and subspecies in about 42 genera are recognized. This family includes the majority of earthworm species we
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Lumbricidae is a family of earthworms within the kingdom Animalia. It belongs to the phylum Annelida, class Clitellata, and order Crassiclitellata. The taxon was described by Rafinesque in 1815 and holds an accepted status in biological classification.
Records for this family are held by institutions including AUM, the University of Guelph, the Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, AM, and USNM. These records originate from the United States, Canada, and South Africa. The family has 239,670 occurrences documented, with 534 specific records and 27 media items available through iDigBio.
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Species
earthworms
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumAnnelida
- ClassClitellata
- OrderCrassiclitellata
- FamilyLumbricidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 534
- With media
- 27
- Family
- Lumbricidae
- Collections
- AUM, UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH, CENTRE FOR BIODIVERSITY GENOMICS, AM, USNM
- Recorded in
- United States, Canada, South Africa
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Genera
- Range
- Europe
- Asia
- North America
- New Zealand and Australia
- Predators
- References
- External links
The Lumbricidae are a family of earthworms. About 33 lumbricid species have become naturalized around the world, but the bulk of the species are in the Holarctic region, from Canada (e.g. Bimastos lawrenceae on Vancouver Island) and the United States (e.g. Eisenoides carolinensis, E. lonnbergi, and most Bimastos spp.) and throughout Eurasia to Japan (e.g. Eisenia japonica, E. koreana, and Helodrilus hachiojii). An enigmatic species in Tasmania is Eophila eti. Currently, 670 valid species and subspecies in about 42 genera are recognized. This family includes the majority of earthworm species well known in Europe and Asia.
==Genera== The family consists of these genera: Allolobophora Eisen, 1874 Alpodinaridella Mršić, 1987 Aporrectodea Orley, 1885 Bimastos Moore, 1893 Castellodrilus Qiu & Bouché, 1998 stat. nov. Cataladrilus Qiu & Bouché, 1998 Cernosvitovia Omodeo, 1956 Creinella Mršić, 1986 Dendrobaena Eisen, 1874 Eisenia Malm, 1877 Eiseniella Michaelsen, 1900 Eiseniona Omodeo, 1956 Eophila Rosa, 1893 Ethnodrilus Bouché, 1972 Eumenescolex Qiu & Bouché, 1998 Fitzingeria Zicsi, 1978 Flabellodrilus Gérard, Decaëns & Marchán in Gérard et al., 2023 Gatesona Qiu & Bouché, 1998 Healyella Omodeo & Rota, 1989 Helodrilus Hoffmeister, 1845 Heraclescolex Qiu & Bouché, 1998 Iberoscolex Qiu & Bouché, 1998 Imetescolex Szederjesi, Marchán & Csuzdi In Szederjesi et al., 2022 Italobalkaniona Mršić & Šapkarev, 1988 Kenleenus Qiu & Bouché, 1998 Kritodrilus Dumnicka, 1983 Lumbricus Linnaeus, 1758 Meroandriella Mršić, 1987 Octodriloides Zicsi, 1986 Octodrilus Omodeo, 1956 Octolasion Örley, 1885 Octolasium Michaelsen, 1900 Omilurus Templeton, 1836 Orodrilus Bouché, 1972 Perelia Easton, 1983 Philomontanus Bozorgi, Seiedy, Malek, Aira, Pérez-Losada & Domínguez, 2019 Pietromodeona Qiu & Bouché, 1998 Postandrilus Qiu & Bouché, 1998 Proctodrilus Zicsi, 1985 Prosellodrilus Bouché, 1972 Reynoldsia Qiu & Bouché, 1998 Satchellius Gates, 1975 Scherotheca Bouché, 1972 Spermophorodrilus Bouché, 1975 Tetragonurus Eisen, 1874 is preoccupied by a genus of fish: Tetragonurus . Tetragonurus is a junior homonym, now accepted as Eiseniella. Zophoscolex Qiu & Bouché, 1998
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