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Lumbriculus multiatriatus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Clitellata

Order
  
Lumbriculida

Scientific name
  
Lumbriculus multiatriatus

Phylum
  
Annelida

Subclass
  
Oligochaeta

Family
  
Lumbriculidae

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Lumbriculidae, Lumbriculus, Lumbriculus variegatus

Lumbriculus multiatriatus was described by Yamaguchi in 1937 from several specimens from Sakhalin and Hokkaidō. As the name suggests, it is distinguished from other Lumbriculus species by having four atria, as opposed to the one or two that is standard from the genus.

References

Lumbriculus multiatriatus Wikipedia