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==Classification== | ==Classification== | ||
[[File:Eisenia.png|200px|thumb|right|Red wiggler worms]] | [[File:Eisenia.png|200px|thumb|right|Red wiggler worms<sup>[2]</sup>]] | ||
'''Domain''': Eukarya | '''Domain''': Eukarya | ||
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'''Species''': Eisenia Fetida | '''Species''': Eisenia Fetida | ||
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==Life Cycle and Reproduction== | |||
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[1]http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/2010/yard_jose/classification.htm | |||
[2]Soil and Worm: On Eating as Relating - Scientific Figure on ResearchGate. Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Eisenia-andrei-specimen-during-the-experiment-Credit-photo-courtesy-of-Elaine-van-Ommen_fig1_265518697 [accessed 25 Apr, 2021] | |||
Revision as of 23:33, 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
Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Oligochaeta
Order: Hapliotaxida
Family: Lumbricidae
Genus: Eisenia
Species: Eisenia Fetida
Habitat
Life Cycle and Reproduction
References
[1]http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/2010/yard_jose/classification.htm [2]Soil and Worm: On Eating as Relating - Scientific Figure on ResearchGate. Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Eisenia-andrei-specimen-during-the-experiment-Credit-photo-courtesy-of-Elaine-van-Ommen_fig1_265518697 [accessed 25 Apr, 2021]