Pheretimoid earthworm

Amynthas carnosus

Classification

Class: Clitellata
Order: Crassiclitellata
Family: Megascolecidae

Earthworms are invasive species which conquer environments across the globe. Of a total of around 3,700 described species of earthworms, about 120 of these species are known as peregrine, and are found across the globe. Peregrine earthworms are worms that have invaded regions which they are not native to, which deems them invasive species.

Distribution

Pheretimoid earthworm — (c) Katlyn Kimmi, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 29

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Katlyn Kimmi, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionEarthworms as invasive species, Wikipedia contributors

Pheretimoid earthworm

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