Aporrectodea tuberculata (Eisen) (Lumbricidae)
Canadian Worm
- 90-150 x 4-8 mm
- 146-194 segments
- Palaearctic origin
- Sexual reproduction; copulates below
ground
- Aestivation and hibernation are
climatically imposed
- Not pigmented, mainly endogeic habit
- Much soil ingested; also organic matter,
including plant material
- Casting at the soil surface
- A common earthworm in Central Valley orchards