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==Classification==
==Classification==
{{Taxobox
[[File:Eisenia.png|200px|thumb|right|Red wiggler worms]]
| name              = Eisenia Fetida
'''Domain''': Eukarya
| image              =
 
| image_alt          =
 
| image_caption      = Red wigger worms
'''Kingdom''': Animalia
| regnum            = Animalia
 
| phylum            = Annelida
 
| classis            = Oligochaeta
'''Phylum''': Annelida
| ordo              = Hapliotaxida
 
| familia            = Lumbricidae
 
| genus              = Eisenia
'''Class''': Oligochaeta
| species            = Eisenia Fetida
 
| binomial          = Eisenia Fetida
 
| binomial_authority = (Savigny, 1826)
'''Order''': Hapliotaxida
}}
 
 
'''Family''': Lumbricidae
 
 
'''Genus''': Eisenia
 
 
'''Species''': Eisenia Fetida

Revision as of 23:22, 24 April 2021

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

Red wiggler worms

Domain: Eukarya


Kingdom: Animalia


Phylum: Annelida


Class: Oligochaeta


Order: Hapliotaxida


Family: Lumbricidae


Genus: Eisenia


Species: Eisenia Fetida

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