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Lumbricidae

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Lumbricidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Annelida
Class:Clitellata
Subclass:Oligochaeta
Order:Haplotaxida
Family:Lumbricidae
Common genera

Lumbricus
Eisenia
Eiseniella
Allolobophora
Aporrectodea
Bimastos
Dendrobaena
Dendrodrilus
(and more)

The Lumbricidae is a family of earthworms which includes most of the well-known earthworm species. A few lumbricid species have become naturalized around the world, but the bulk of the species are in Eurasia.

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