Lumbriculus variegatus (Müller, 1774)
(a freshwater worm)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLumbriculus variegatus (a freshwater worm)
FamilyLUMBRICULIDAE (freshwater worms)
OrderLUMBRICULIDA (freshwater worms)
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 Lumbriculus variegatus (a freshwater worm) :
1: Lumbriculus variegatus (a freshwater worm)
12 May 2013 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
poking out of mud at side of semi-permanent muddy puddle
Image 1: Worms - poking out of mud at water\'s edgeImage 2: Worms - poking out of mud at water\'s edge (2)Image 3: Worms - poking out of mud at water\'s edge (3)Image 4: Worms - poking out of mud at water\'s edge (4)Image 5: Worms - poking out of mud at water\'s edge (5)Image 6: Worms - poking out of mud at water\'s edge (6)Image 7: Worms - poking out of mud at water\'s edge (7)Image 8: Worms - poking out of mud at water\'s edge (8)Image 9: Worms - poking out of mud at water\'s edge (9)Image 10: Worms - poking out of mud, at water\'s edge and  aboveImage 11: Worms - poking out of mud, at water\'s edge and  above (2)Image 12: Worms - poking out of mud, at water\'s edge and  above (3)Image 13: Worms - poking out of mud, at water\'s edge and  above (4)Image 14: Worms - poking out of mud, at water\'s edge and  above (5)Image 15: Worms - poking out of mud, at water\'s edge and  above (6)Image 16: Worms - poking out of mud, at water\'s edge and  above (7)Image 17: Worms - poking out of mud, at water\'s edge and above - enlargedImage 18: Worms - poking out of mud, at water\'s edge and above - enlarged (2)Image 19: Worms - poking out of mud at water\'s edge - enlargedImage 20: Worms - poking out of mud at water\'s edge - enlarged (2)Image 21: Worms - poking out of mud at water\'s edge - enlarged (3)Image 22: Worms - poking out of mud at water\'s edge - enlarged (4)Image 23: Worms - poking out of mud at water\'s edge - enlarged (5)Image 24: Worms - poking out of mud at water\'s edge - enlarged (6)
2: Lumbriculus variegatus (a freshwater worm)
7 May 2013 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in muddy puddle
Image 1: Worm - enlarged - white backgroundImage 2: Worm - enlarged - white background (2)Image 3: Worm - head end - enlarged - white backgroundImage 4: Worm - head end - enlarged - white background (2)Image 5: Worm - mid-section - magnified - white backgroundImage 6: Worm - mid-section - magnified - white background (2)Image 7: Worm - mid-section - magnified - white background (3)Image 8: Worm - mid-section - magnified - white background (4)Image 9: Worm - mid-section - magnified - white background (5)Image 10: Worm - mid-section - magnified - white background (6)Image 11: Worm - mid-section - magnified - white background (7)Image 12: Worm - mid-section - magnified - white background (8)Image 13: Worm - mid-section - magnified - white background (9)Image 14: Worm - tail end - enlarged - white backgroundImage 15: Worm - tail - magnified - white backgroundImage 16: Worm - tail - magnified - white background (2)Image 17: Worm - tail - magnified - white background (3)
3: Lumbriculus variegatus (a freshwater worm)
7 Oct 2011 OSGR: SO49 52° 30’ N, 2° 50’ W Vice County: Shrops (VC 40) England
in bog pool with dead leaves
Image 1: Worm - anterior end - close-upImage 2: Worm - central portion - close-upImage 3: Worm - close-up - white backgroundImage 4: Worms - white backgroundImage 5: Worms - white background (2)Image 6: Worms - white background (3)Image 7: Worm - white backgroundImage 8: Worm - white background (2)Image 9: Worm - white background (3)Image 10: Worm - white background (4)Image 11: Worm - white background (5)Image 12: Anterior end - close-up - magnifiedImage 13: Anterior end - close-up - magnified (2)Image 14: Anterior end - close-up - magnified (3)Image 15: Posterior end - close-up - magnifiedImage 16: Posterior end - close-up - magnified (2)Image 17: Posterior end - close-up - magnified (3)Image 18: Segments - anterior end - close-up - magnifiedImage 19: Segments - anterior end - close-up - magnified (2)Image 20: Segments - close-up - magnifiedImage 21: Segments - close-up - magnified (2)Image 22: Segments - close-up - magnified (3)Image 23: Segments - close-up - magnified (4)Image 24: Segments - close-up - magnified (5)Image 25: Segments - close-up - magnified (6)Image 26: Segments - close-up - magnified (7)Image 27: Segments - close-up - magnified (8)Image 28: Segments - close-up - magnified (9)Image 29: Segments - close-up - magnified (10)Image 30: Segments - close-up - magnified (11)Image 31: Worm - close-up - enlargedImage 32: Worm - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 33: Worm - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 34: Worm - close-up - enlarged (4)Image 35: Worm - close-up - enlarged (5)Image 36: Worm - close-up - enlarged (6)Image 37: Worm - close-up - enlarged (7)Image 38: Worm - close-up - enlarged (8)Image 39: Worm - close-up - enlarged (9)Image 40: Worm - freshly killed - close-up - magnifiedImage 41: Worm - freshly killed - close-up - magnified (2)Image 42: Worm - freshly killed - close-up - magnified (3)Image 43: Worm - freshly killed - posterior end - close-up - magnifiedImage 44: Worms - close-up - enlargedImage 45: Worms - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 46: Chaeta - magnifiedImage 47: Chaeta - magnified (2)Image 48: Chaeta - magnified (3)Image 49: Chaeta - microscope low magnification

Lumbriculus variegatus (a freshwater worm) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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