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Lumbricus terrestris Linnaeus, 1758

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata [10th Revised Edition], Vol. 1: 824 Pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae., Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata, [iii], 824 p. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm], 1758. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.542

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Annelida
class
Clitellata
order
Crassiclitellata
family
Lumbricidae
genus
Lumbricus
species
Lumbricus terrestris

Name

Synonyms
Allolobophora terrestris (Savigny, 1822)
Aporrectodea terrestris (Savigny, 1826)
Aporrectodea terrestris terrestre
Enterion terrestre Savigny, 1826
Enterion terrestris Savigny, 1826
Lumbricus agricola Hoffmeister, 1843
Lumbricus infelix Kinberg, 1866
Homonyms
Lumbricus terrestris Linnaeus, 1758
Common names
Buzuk, Buzhug in Breton
Common Earthworm in English
Common Earthworm in English
Dew Worm in English
Earthworm in English
Gemeiner Regenwurm in German
Gewöhnlicher Regenwurm in German
Lob Worm in English
Lombric commun, Ver de terre commun in French
Nightcrawler in English
Nightcrawler in English
Nightcrawler in English
Squirreltail Worm in English
Stor regnorm in Danish
Tauwurm in German
Twachel in English
common earthworm in English
dew worm in English
dew worm in English
dilly worm in language.
earthworm in English
green crawler in language.
kasteliero in Finnish
large crawler in language.
lob worm in English
night crawler in language.
nightcrawler in English
nitro crawler in language.
squirreltail worm in English
twachel in English
Common Earthworm in English
Grote blauwkopworm in Dutch
stor daggmask in Swedish
stormeitemakk in Nynorsk, Norwegian
stormeitemark in Norwegian Bokmål
Dew Worm in English
Gemeiner Regenwurm in German
Lob in English
Lob in English
Night Crawler (N. America) in English
Night Crawler (n. America) in English
Squirrel Tail in English
Squirrel Tail in English
Tauwurm in German
Twachel in English
common earthworm in English
dew worm in English
earthworm in English
lob worm in English
squirreltail worm in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Blakemore, Rob J. (1997). First 'common earthworm' [Lumbricus terrestris] found in Tasmania. <em>Invertebrata.</em> 9: 1,5.
  2. Blakemore, Robert J.; Sato, Takehiro; Vasnick, Chelsea; Lim, Shu Yong. (2022). First Records from Japan of European Vermi-composter Dendrobaena veneta (Rosa,1886) and of “Classical” Lumbricus terrestris Linnaeus, 1758 (Annelida, Oligochaeta, Megadrilacea, Lumbricidae). <em>Bulletin of the Kanagawa Prefectural Museum (Natural Science).</em> 51: 89-94.
  3. Dugès, A. (1837). Nouvelles observations sur la zoologie et l'anatomie des Annelides abranches sétigères. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles. Zoologie.</em> 2(8): 15-35.
  4. Eisen, G. (1872). Om nagra arktiska Oligochaeter. <em>Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-akademiens forhandlingar.</em> 29(1): 119-124 + Plate 2.
  5. Eisen, G. (1874(1873)). Om Skandinaviens Lumbricider. <em>Öfv. Kong.Vet-Akad. Förh., Stockholm.</em> 30(8): 43-56.
  6. International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Opinion 1102 Completion of entry on Official List of Generic Names in Zoology relating to Lumbricus Linnaeus, 1758 (Annelida, Oligochaeta) (name No. 213).Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 34(4), 213-217 (1978)
  7. Lehmitz, R.; Römbke, J.; Jänsch, S.; Krück, S.; Beylich, A.; Graefe, U. (2014). Checklist of earthworms (Oligochaeta: Lumbricidae) from Germany. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3866(2): 221-245. 10.11646/zootaxa.3866.2.3
  8. Levinsen, G.M.R. (1884 (for year 1883)). Systematisk-geografisk Oversigt over de nordiske Annulata, Gephyrea, Chaetognathi og Balanoglossi. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den naturhistoriske Forening i Kjöbenhavn.</em> 45(1883): 95-354 + plates II-III.
  9. Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p.
  10. Reynolds, J. W., and D. G. Cook, 1993: Nomenclatura oligochaetologica. Supplementum tertium. A catalogue of names, descriptions and type specimens of the Oligochaeta. New Brunswick Museum Monographic Series (Natural Science), no. 9. vi + 33.
  11. Reynolds, J. W.; Wetzel, M. J. (2018). Nomenclatura Oligochaetologica – A catalogue of names, descriptions and type specimens. Editio Secunda.
  12. Reynolds, John Warren, and Mark Julian Wetzel, 2004: Terrestrial Oligochaeta (Annelida: Clitellata) in North America north of Mexico. Megadrilogica, vol. 9, no. 11. 71-98.
  13. Reynolds, John Warren, and Mark Julian Wetzel, 2008: Terrestrial Oligochaeta (Annelida: Clitellata) in North America, including Mexico, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and Bermuda. Megadrilogica, vol. 12, no. 12. 157-208.
  14. Reynolds, John Warren, and Mark Julian Wetzel, 2012: Terrestrial Oligochaeta (Annelida: Clitellata) in North America, including Mexico, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and Bermuda. III. Megadrilogica, vol. 15, no. 8. 191-211.
  15. Risso, A. (1826). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. Tome quatrième. F.-G. Levrault, Paris, viii + 439 pp. + pls 1-12.
  16. Saltmarsh et al. (2016), https://neobiota.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=5503
  17. Sims, R.W.; Gerard, B.M. (1999). Earthworms. Notes for the identification of British species. <em>Synopsis of the British Fauna (N. S).</em> 31 (revised) : i-viii + 1-169.
  18. Southern, R. (1907). Oligochaeta of Lambay. <em>The Irish Naturalist.</em> 16(2): 68-82.
  19. Timm & Erséus (2002) Check-list of Oligochaeta recorded from Sweden. Swedish Worm Project (SWORM)
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