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Aporrectodea caliginosa

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Phylum
  
Annelida

Rank
  
Species

Subclass
  
Oligochaeta

Family
  
Lumbricidae

Genus
  
Aporrectodea

Order
  
Haplotaxida

Similar
  
Aporrectodea, Oligochaeta, Dendrodrilus rubidus, Lumbricus rubellus, Lumbricus

Aporrectodea calignosa (also known as Allolobophora similis or the grey worm) is an earthworm commonly found in Great Britain. It is recognizable by the three distinct shades of colour at its front end, and it is 6 centimetres (2.4 in) in length when not moving. Its saddle pads usually form a two humped ridge across three segments along the length of the saddle, however this is not clearly visible. The worm mostly lies in non-permanent horizontal burrows in topsoil, and is rarely found in leaf litter. Like most worms, its diet consists only of soil.

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Aporrectodea caliginosa Wikipedia