List of earthworms of Canada
There are thirty three species of earthworms found in Canada. Canada is the second-largest country on Earth, while earthworms are perhaps "the best known of all soil animals" and are ecologically important creatures. Of the earthworms known in Canada, 23 are introduced from Europe, 2 are introduced from east Asia, and the remaining 8 are native species.
Species introduced to North America
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Lumbricidae
[edit]Lumbricidae is a family possibly originating from the Palearctic realm, but in North America there are both native and introduced species.
- Allolobophora chlorotica
- Aporrectodea bowcrowensis[a]
- Aporrectodea icterica
- Aporrectodea limicola
- Aporrectodea longa
- Aporrectodea rosea
- Aporrectodea trapezoides
- Aporrectodea tuberculata
- Aporrectodea turgida
- Dendrobaena attemsi
- Dendrobaena hortensis
- Dendrobaena lusitana
- Dendrobaena octaedra
- Dendrodrilus rubidus
- Eisenia fetida
- Eiseniella tetraedra
- Lumbricus castaneus
- Lumbricus festivus
- Lumbricus rubellus
- Lumbricus terrestris
- Octolasion cyaneum
- Octolasion tyrtaeum
- Satchellius mammalis
Megascolecidae
[edit]Species native to North America
[edit]Lumbricidae
[edit]Megascolecidae
[edit]Sparganophilidae
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ "May be native" to North America
References
[edit]- Reynolds, John Warren (2022). The Earthworms (Lumbricidae, Megascolecidae and Sparganophilidae) in Canada (PDF). Canadian Food Inspection Agency. ISBN 978-0-660-44874-9.