Kingdom Animalia Class Clitellata Order Lumbriculida Scientific name Lumbriculus japonicus | Phylum Annelida Subclass Oligochaeta Family Lumbriculidae Rank Species | |
Similar Lumbriculidae, Lumbriculus, Lumbriculus variegatus, Clitellata | ||
Lumbriculus japonicus is an oligochaete originally described by Yamaguchi in 1936 from locations on HokkaidÅ. It is distinguished from other species mainly by the location of the genital elements, which are positioned two segments posteriorly to their position in L. variegatus.
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