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Lumbricus terrestris Linnaeus, 1758

Dataset
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Published in
Linnaeus, C. 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. (1758).
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Classification

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

Name

Synonyms
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
Gemeiner Regenwurm in German
Gewöhnlicher Regenwurm in German
Nightcrawler in English
Nightcrawler in English
Stor regnorm in Danish
Tauwurm in German
common earthworm in English
dew worm in English
dew worm in English
dilly worm in language.
earthworm in English
green crawler in language.
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
stor daggmask in Swedish
Dew Worm in English
Gemeiner Regenwurm in German
Lob in English
Night Crawler (N. America) 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
twachel 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. Eisen, G. (1874(1873)). Om Skandinaviens Lumbricider. <em>Öfv. Kong.Vet-Akad. Förh., Stockholm.</em> 30(8): 43-56.
  4. 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)
  5. 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
  6. Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em>
  7. Reynolds et al. (2015), https://www.researchgate.net/publication/274084321_Reynolds_JW_JH_Gorres_and_ME_Knowles_2015_A_checklist_by_counties_of_earthworms_Oligochaeta_Acanthodrilidae_Lumbricidae_and_Megascolecidae_in_the_states_of_Maine_New_Hampshire_and_Vermont_USA_Megadril
  8. 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.
  9. Reynolds, J. W.; Wetzel, M. J. (2018). Nomenclatura Oligochaetologica – A catalogue of names, descriptions and type specimens. Editio Secunda.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. Saltmarsh et al. (2016), https://neobiota.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=5503
  14. Timm, T. & Erséus, C. (2004-09-15 00:00:00) Check-list of Oligochaeta recorded from Sweden. Swedish Worm Project (SWORM)
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