Lumbriculus variegatus

Lumbriculus variegatus
	With second (replacement) tail
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Annelida
Class:	Clitellata
Subclass:	Oligochaeta
Order:	Lumbriculida
Family:	Lumbriculidae
Genus:	Lumbriculus
Species:	L. variegatus
Binomial name
	Lumbriculus variegatus;

Lumbricus terrestris (also known as the California blackworm or bloodworm) is a species of worm. These worms live in shallow water such as marshes, ponds and swamps. They feed on microorganisms. Adult blackworms can lay 150 to 250 eggs.^[1]^[2]

References[change | change source]

↑ "Press Release, University of Gothenburg, April 22, 2009". Archived from the original on October 7, 2011. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
↑ "Genetic variation in the popular lab worm Lumbriculus variegatus (Annelida: Clitellata: Lumbriculidae) reveals cryptic speciation, Daniel R. Gustafssona, David A. Priceb and Christer Erséus, University of Gothenburg". Archived from the original on 2009-09-10. Retrieved 2012-07-26.

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[1] "Press Release, University of Gothenburg, April 22, 2009". Archived from the original on October 7, 2011. Retrieved July 26, 2012.

[2] "Genetic variation in the popular lab worm Lumbriculus variegatus (Annelida: Clitellata: Lumbriculidae) reveals cryptic speciation, Daniel R. Gustafssona, David A. Priceb and Christer Erséus, University of Gothenburg". Archived from the original on 2009-09-10. Retrieved 2012-07-26.

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