What are the different types of earthworms and what kind of animals do earthworms belong to?

Earthworms belong to the phylum Annelids, a species of oligochaeta, and there are more than 3,000 known species in the world. It is generally divided into three orders: Periporous oligochaetes.

It is small in size and generally lives in freshwater bottom soil, such as fatworms, hairy insects, cercocytic worms and water silk worms. Anterior foramen oligochaetes. Small in size, aquatic or parasitic, such as silk worms, parasitic on the gills of crickets or vermicules on the body surface.

Posterior foramen oligochaetes. The species of earthworms we see every day are the species that we see every day, such as the ringworm, the dura moon, and the heterolip worm.

According to the habitat of earthworms, they can also be divided into three categories, namely aquatic species, terrestrial species and a few parasitic species. The above three types of earthworms are distributed in China, but the terrestrial species are the most numerous. Here are a few terrestrial earthworm species that can be farmed.

Classification and location.

HaplotaxinaHaplotaxidaeStreptogastrinaStreptogastridae: East Asia. Lumbricidae:

Temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, Vancouver Island, Canada, Japan, Eurasia. Octnerodrilidae: Central America, South America, Africa.

Acanthodrilidae: Africa, southeastern and inland North America, Central America, South America, Oceania. Octochaetidae:

Central America, South America, West Africa, India and New Zealand, Australia. Megascolecidae: Southeast Asia, Oceania, northwestern North America.

Glossoscolecidae: Central America, northern South America. Eudilidae:

Tropical Africa. Alluroididae hormogastridae: Europe.

Sparganophilidae: North America. exxidae：

Central America, the Caribbean. Syngenodrilidae Almidae: Africa, South America.

Earthworms, also known as earth dragons, are terrestrial invertebrates of the phylum Annelids.

Earthworm (earthworm) is one of the annelids, there are more than 3 species of earthworms in the world, and there are more than 2 species in China.

There are ringworms, Aisheng worms, heterolip worms, dura worms and other varieties widely distributed throughout the country. Earthworms are rich in nutrition, rapid reproduction, miscellaneous diets, and high yield in artificial breeding.

Good economic benefits. Earthworms can be used as a valuable medicine** for many diseases, and can also be used as high-protein food and feed. Earthworms dig holes to loosen the soil, decompose organic matter, create good conditions for the growth and reproduction of soil microorganisms, and play a special role in soil improvement, eliminating public pollution, protecting the ecological environment, in material cycle, biodiversity, etc.

The largest earthworm in the world is the Gippsland earthworm. The Gippsland earthworm, also known as the earth dragon, the curved toad, and the ground worm, is usually about 1 meter long, and the longest body length can reach 3 meters, making it the largest earthworm found in the world so far. If you are interested, you can continue to read and understand.

1. The Gippsland earthworm is distributed on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria and is the only unique native animal in Australia.

2. The Gippsland earthworm usually moves slowly and lives in a cave with a clay layer about 1 meter deep underground.

3. The head of the Gippsland earthworm is black-purple, the body color is blue, and it will make some creaking sounds when moving in the cave.

4. Almost all of the Gippsland earthworms live in caves, which are difficult to see on weekdays, and the total amount is very small, and they have been listed as protected animals in Australia.

There are more than 3,000 earthworm species in the <> world, among which the more common ones are the Pure Aisheng Worm, the William Ring Hairy Flyworm, the Ginseng Ring Hairworm, the Popular Ringed Hairworm and so on. and calling.