Lumbricus terrestris Linnaeus, 1758
(Lob, Dew Worm, Squirrel Tail, Twachel, Common Earthworm)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLumbricus terrestris (Lob, Dew Worm, Squirrel Tail, Twachel, Common Earthworm)
GenusLumbricus (a genus of earthworms)
FamilyLUMBRICIDAE (earthworms)
OrderCRASSICLITELLATA (earthworms)
SubclassOLIGOCHAETA (earth worms and freshwater worms)
ClassCLITELLATA (a class of annelids)
PhylumANNELIDA (segmented worms and leeches)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Lumbricus terrestris (Lob, Dew Worm, Squirrel Tail, Twachel, Common Earthworm) :
1: Lumbricus terrestris (Lob, Dew Worm, Squirrel Tail, Twachel, Common Earthworm)
23 Apr 2009 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
dug up in garden
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Lumbricus terrestris (Lob, Dew Worm, Squirrel Tail, Twachel, Common Earthworm) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lumbricus terrestris (Lob, Dew Worm, Squirrel Tail, Twachel, Common Earthworm)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Lumbricus terrestris (Lob, Dew Worm, Squirrel Tail, Twachel, Common Earthworm)
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