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==Overview==
==Overview==
Red wiggler worms, scientifically known as ''Eisenia fetida'', are classified under the ''[[Annelida]]'' phylum.
Red wiggler worms, scientifically known as '''''Eisenia fetida''''', are classified as ''[[Annelids]]''. They go by various other common names such as the manure worm, dung worm, tiger worm, etc. They are widely known for their use in [[compost]]<sup>[1]</sup>.
 
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==Classification==
{{Taxobox
| name              = Eisenia Fetida
| image              =
| image_alt          =
| image_caption      = Red wigger worms
| regnum            = Animalia
| phylum             = Annelida
| classis            = Oligochaeta
| ordo              = Hapliotaxida
| familia            = Lumbricidae
| genus              = Eisenia
| species            = Eisenia Fetida
| binomial          = Eisenia Fetida
| binomial_authority = (Savigny, 1826)
}}

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Overview

Red wiggler worms, scientifically known as Eisenia fetida, are classified as Annelids. They go by various other common names such as the manure worm, dung worm, tiger worm, etc. They are widely known for their use in compost[1].


Classification