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Lumbriculus mukoensis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Clitellata

Order
  
Lumbriculida

Scientific name
  
Lumbriculus mukoensis

Phylum
  
Annelida

Subclass
  
Oligochaeta

Family
  
Lumbriculidae

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Lumbriculidae, Lumbriculus, Lumbriculus variegatus

Lumbriculus mukoensis was described by Yamaguchi in 1953 from specimens collected at Muko in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is distinguished from other Lumbriculus by the posterior location of the genital elements (starting in segment XI), and by its smaller body size.

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Lumbriculus mukoensis Wikipedia