Lumbricus rubellus Hoffmeister, 1843 (Lumbricidae)
Red Marsh Worm, Red Wriggler
- 60-150 x 4-6 mm
- Dorsum is red-brown or red-violet and iridescent
- Ventral surface is pale
- Epigeic habit; mating and casting below ground, commonly burrows into
mineral soil
- Obligate sexual reproduction
- Mature in 179 days; longevity 682-719 days
- 79-106 cocoons per year per worm
- Diapause spent in a ball 0.45 m deep in soil