Other Invertebrates
Segmented Worms (Annelida)
Earthworms (Oligochaeta)

Earthworm (Oligochaeta) species

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Overview

Earthworms belong to the class Oligochaeta:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oligochaeta

8 species

Aporrectodea caliginosa

Didymogaster sp. (Squirter earthworm)

Didymogaster sp.

Paul Whitington, Bega River Bioblitz

Didymogaster sp.

Paul Whitington, Bega River Bioblitz
Didymogaster sp.
Didymogaster sp.

Didymogaster sylvaticus (Squirter earthworm)

Didymogaster sylvaticus

Max Campbell, Brogo

Didymogaster sylvaticus

ID confirmed Aust Museum
Didymogaster sylvaticus
Didymogaster sylvaticus

Megascolides australis (Giant Gippsland Earthworm)

Microscolex dubius

Octolasion cyaneum (Blue-Grey Worm)

Oligochaeta (class) (Unidentified earthworm)

Oligochaeta (class)
Oligochaeta (class)
Oligochaeta (class)
Oligochaeta (class)
Oligochaeta (class)
Oligochaeta (class)

Spenceriella murrayana

Conservation level

  • All conservation levels (change?)

Invasiveness

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