Giant earthworm
The Giant earthworm is a name often given to a variety of large invertebrates in the class Clitellata, many being from the family Megascolecidae. It may refer to:
Australia and New Zealand
- Giant Gippsland earthworm – up to 3 m in length
- Spenceriella gigantea – up to 1.4 m in length
- Lake Pedder earthworm - extinct
North America
- Giant Palouse earthworm – up to 1 m in length
- Oregon giant earthworm – up to 0.9 m in length
South America
- Rhinodrilus fafner - extinct
Europe
- Lumbricus badensis – up to 0.6 m in length[1]
Africa
- Microchaetus rappi – up to 6.7 m in length[2]
Southeast Asia
- Pheretima
- Kinabalu giant earthworm – up to 0.7 m in length
Cryptozoology
Cryptids[3] are animal species that are thought by some people to exist, including creatures reported only in legend, but which have not been confirmed as existing.
- Indus worm - Pakistan
- Lambton Worm - North East England
- Minhocão - Brazil
- Mongolian death worm - Gobi Desert
- Tatzelwurm - European Alps, hoax
See also
- Archispirostreptus gigas - Giant millipede
- Caecilian - worm-like amphibian
- Giant tube worm
- Largest organisms
- Lineus longissimus - Bootlace worm, up to 55 metres long
- Marine worm
- Sheltopusik - Glass lizard with worm-like appearance
- Sphaerotheriida - Giant pill millipedes
References
- ↑ Lobstergirl, Goodreads. "The giant earthworm, Lumbricus badensis, which reaches up to 60 cm in length, is found only in this forested southwestern region of Germany". goodreads. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
- ↑ Surfer Jerry, Catalyst. "Giant South African Earthworm". Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
- ↑ Coleman, Loren. "Giant Worms of Japan". Cryptomundo. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
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