Kutuzović, Davorka Hackenberger;Kutuzović, Branimir Hackenberger
Aporrectodea
Sign in to saveAporrectodea is a genus of earthworms in the family Lumbricidae. The genus includes some of the most common earthworms in the Palearctic realm and in agricultural soils across the temperate regions of the world.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumAnnelida
- ClassClitellata
- OrderCrassiclitellata
- FamilyLumbricidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 54
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Lumbricidae
- Collections
- UAM, UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH, CENTRE FOR BIODIVERSITY GENOMICS, USNM, JFBM, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- United States, Canada, France, Australia, New Zealand, Bulgaria
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Lumbricidae
- Image
- Aporrectodea caliginosa March 18, 2010 (13609070655).jpg
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- taxon name
- Aporrectodea
- taxon rank
- genus
- Commons category
- Aporrectodea
- taxon author citation
- Örley, 1885
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Encyclopedic overview
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Aporrectodea is a genus of earthworms in the family Lumbricidae. The genus includes some of the most common earthworms in the Palearctic realm and in agricultural soils across the temperate regions of the world.
Several species are found throughout the world today, having been widely introduced via agriculture. One of these widespread species, A. trapezoides, was also transported across continents as a popular fishing bait.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Aporrectodea” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.