Species Eisenia fetida (Savigny in Cuvier, 1826)
Compost Worm (Ref: http://www.sarep.ucdavis.edu/worms/profile5.htm (University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Program)), Manure Worm (Ref: http://www.sarep.ucdavis.edu/worms/profile5.htm (University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Program))
- Enterion fetidum Savigny, J.C. in Cuvier, G. 1826. Analyse Des Travaux de l'Académie royale des Sciences pendant l'année 1821, Partie Physique. Mémoires de l'Académie des Sciences de l'Institut de France 5(Histoire de l’Académie): 153-203 [in 2nd section of volume 5] [182].
- Lumbricus semifasciatus Burmeister, H. 1835. Zoologischer Hand-Atlas zum Schulgebrauch und Selbstunterricht. Berlin : Georg Reiner pp. 42. [3].
- Lumbricus annularis Templeton, R. 1836. A catalogue of the species of annulose animals, and of rayed ones, found in Ireland, as selected from the papers of the later J. Templeton, Esq., of Cranmore, with localities, descriptions, and illustrations. Magazine of Natural History and Journal of Zoology, Botany, Mineralogy, Geology and Meteorology 9: 233-240 [234].
- Lumbricus luteus Blanchard, E. 1849. Fauna Chilena. Anulares. In P.C. Gay's Historia fisica y politica de Chile. Zoologia. Paris 3: 9-52 [42].
- Lumbricus rubro-fasciatus Baird, W. 1873. Description of some new species of Annelida and Gephyrea in the collection of the British Museum. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 11: 94-97 [96].
- Lumbricus annulatus Hutton, F.W. 1877. On New Zealand earthworms in the Otago Museum. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute 9: 350-353 [352] [nec Lumbricus annulatus Perel, 1975: 995].
- ?Allolobophora nordenskioldii Eisen, G. 1879. On the Oligochaeta collected during the Swedish Expedition to the Arctic regions in the years 1870, 1875 and 1876. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Academiens Nya Handlingar, Stockholm New Series 15(7): 1-49, pls 1-16 [6].
- Eisenia foetida var. fimetoria Örley, L. 1881. A Magyarországi Oligochaeták faunája. I. Terricolae. Mathematikai és Természettudományok Köréböl 16: 562-611 [563] [non Enterion fimetorum Fitzinger, 1833: 552].
- Eisenia nordenskioldi caucasica Michaelsen, W. 1902. Neue Oligochäten und neue Fundorte alt-bekannter. Jahrbuch der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Anstalten 19: 1-54, 1 pl. [1].
- Eisenia fasciata Backlund, H.O. 1948. Eisenia fasciata n. sp. a new lumbricid from Sweden. Kungliga Fysiografiska Sällskapets Handlingar 18(6): 1-5 [1].
Generic Combinations
- Eisenia fetida fetida (Savigny in Cuvier, 1826). —
Bouché, M.B. 1972. Lombriciens de France, écologie et systématique. Articles de Zoologie-Écologie animale (numéro hors-série). Institut national de la Recherche agronomique, Paris. pp. 621 [380] - Eisenia fetida (Savigny in Cuvier, 1826). —
Easton, E.G. 1983. A guide to the valid names of Lumbricidae (Oligochaeta). pp. 475-485 in Satchell, J.E. (ed.). Earthworm Ecology from Darwin to Vermiculture. London : Chapman & Hall. [480]
Sims R.W. & Gerard B.M. 1985. Earthworms. Keys and notes to the identification and study of species. In: Kermack, D.M. & Barnes, R.S.K. (eds) Synopsis of the British fauna (New Series) Cambridge : Cambridge University Press Vol. 31 171 pp. [80, figs 25 & 26]
Romero Pinto, M. & Chamorro Bello, C. 1986. Registro de Eisenia fetida (Savigny, 1862) en Colombia. Boletin Ecotropica 15: 41-44 [42, fig. 1]
Blakemore, R.J. 2002. Cosmopolitan Earthworms — an Eco-Taxonomic Guide to the Peregrine Species of the World. Canberra : VermEcology, Kippax 506 pp. [313, figs 4.13 & 4.14] - Enterion fetidum Savigny in Cuvier, 1826. —
Savigny, J.C. in Cuvier, G. 1826. Analyse Des Travaux de l'Académie royale des Sciences pendant l'année 1821, Partie Physique. Mémoires de l'Académie des Sciences de l'Institut de France 5(Histoire de l’Académie): 153-203 [in 2nd section of volume 5] [182]
Christoffersen, M.L. 2011. Catalogue of the Lumbricidae (Annelida, Clitellata, Lumbricoidea) from South America, with remarks on the systematics of the Lumbricina. Zoosystema 33(2): 141-173 [155] - Helodrilus fetidum (Savigny in Cuvier, 1826). —
Reynolds, J.W. & Cook, D.G. 1976. Nomenclatura Oligochaetologica. A Catalogue of names, Descriptions and Type Specimens of the Oligochaeta. New Brunswick : University of New Brunswick 217 pp. [101] - Allolobophora (Notogama) foetida (Savigny in Cuvier, 1826). —
Rosa, D. 1893. Revisione dei Lumbricidi. Memorie della Reale Accademia delle Scienze di Torino Serie 2 43: 399-476 [424] - Helodrilus (Eisenia) foetidus (Savigny in Cuvier, 1826). —
Michaelsen, W. 1913. Die Oligochäten des Kaplandes. Zoologische Jahrbücher. Abteilung für Systematik, Ökologie und Geographie der Tiere 34: 473-556 [551]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Lumbricus (Allolobophora) foetidus (Savigny in Cuvier, 1826). —
Christoffersen, M.L. 2011. Catalogue of the Lumbricidae (Annelida, Clitellata, Lumbricoidea) from South America, with remarks on the systematics of the Lumbricina. Zoosystema 33(2): 141-173 [155] - Lumbricus foetidus (Savigny in Cuvier, 1826) [invalid emendation]. —
Dugès, A. 1837. Nouvelles observations sur le zoologie et l'anatomie des annélides abranches sétigères, I. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris 2 8: 15-35 [17]
Christoffersen, M.L. 2011. Catalogue of the Lumbricidae (Annelida, Clitellata, Lumbricoidea) from South America, with remarks on the systematics of the Lumbricina. Zoosystema 33(2): 141-173 [155] - Allolobophora foetida (Savigny in Cuvier, 1826). —
Eisen, G. 1873. Om Skandinaviens lumbricider. Öfversigt af Kongelige Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar, Stockholm 30(8): 43-56 [Date published 1874] [50] - Eisenia foetida (Savigny in Cuvier, 1826). —
Malm, A.W. 1877. Göteborgs och Bohusläns fauna, Ryggradsdjuren. Göteborg. 1-674 pp. [45]
Michaelsen, W. 1900. Oligochaeta. Das Tierreich 10: 1-565 [475]
Lee, K.E. 1959. The earthworm fauna of New Zealand. Bulletin of the New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research 130: 1-486 [361]
Gerard, B.M. 1964. Lumbricidae (Annelida) with keys and descriptions. Synposes of the British Fauna. London : The Linnean Society of London Vol. 6 2, 58 pp. [26]
Gates, G.E. 1972. Contributions to North American earthworms No. 3. Towards a revision of the earthworm family Lumbricidae, IV. The trapezoides species group. Bulletin of the Tall Timbers Research Station 12: 1-146 [97]
Ljungström, P.-O., Orellana, J.A. & De Priano, J.J. 1973. The Influence of some edaphic factors on earthworm distribution in Santa Fe Province, Argentina. Pedobiologia 13: 236-247 [240]
Reynolds, J.W. 1977. The Earthworms (Lumbricidae and Sparganophilidae) of Ontario. Life Sciences Miscellaneous Publications. Royal Ontario Museum, Ontario. pp. 141 [74, fig. 22]
Righi, G. 1979. Introducción al estudio de las lombrices del suelo (oligoquetos megadrilos) de la Provincia de Santa Fé (Argentina). Revista de la Asociación de Ciencias Naturales del Litoral, Collección Climax 2: 89-155 [137]
Mischis, C.C. 1999. Comunidades de lombrices (Oligochaeta) en diferentes ambientes de las Sierras Chicas, Córdoba, Argentina. Iheringia Série Zoologia 87: 19-28 [24] - "Lumbricus ruber". —
Blakemore, R.J. 2005. An updated list of valid, invalid and synonymous names of Criodriloidea (Criodrilidae) and Lumbricoidea (Annelida: Oligochaeta: Sparganophilidae, Ailoscolecidae, Hormogastridae, Lumbricidae and Lutodrilidae). http://bio-eco.eis.ynu.ac.ep/eng/Database/Earthworm.pdf [68 p.] [33]
Christoffersen, M.L. 2011. Catalogue of the Lumbricidae (Annelida, Clitellata, Lumbricoidea) from South America, with remarks on the systematics of the Lumbricina. Zoosystema 33(2): 141-173 [155] - Lumbricus (Allolobophora) annulatus (Templeton, 1836). —
Christoffersen, M.L. 2011. Catalogue of the Lumbricidae (Annelida, Clitellata, Lumbricoidea) from South America, with remarks on the systematics of the Lumbricina. Zoosystema 33(2): 141-173 [155] - Endrilus annulatus (Templeton, 1836) [incorrect spelling for Eudrilus by W.W. Smith (1887)]. —
Smith, W.W. 1887. Notes on New Zealand earthworms. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute 19: 122-139 [136]
Christoffersen, M.L. 2011. Catalogue of the Lumbricidae (Annelida, Clitellata, Lumbricoidea) from South America, with remarks on the systematics of the Lumbricina. Zoosystema 33(2): 141-173 [155] - "Lumbricus costatus" Grube, 1892 [nom. nud.?]. —
Blakemore, R.J. 2005. An updated list of valid, invalid and synonymous names of Criodriloidea (Criodrilidae) and Lumbricoidea (Annelida: Oligochaeta: Sparganophilidae, Ailoscolecidae, Hormogastridae, Lumbricidae and Lutodrilidae). http://bio-eco.eis.ynu.ac.ep/eng/Database/Earthworm.pdf [68 p.] [33]
Christoffersen, M.L. 2011. Catalogue of the Lumbricidae (Annelida, Clitellata, Lumbricoidea) from South America, with remarks on the systematics of the Lumbricina. Zoosystema 33(2): 141-173 [156]
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Also found in: Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Peru, Ecuador, Columbia, Venezuela, Brazil, French Guyana, Paraguay, Central and North America, Europe, Africa, Middle East, Asia, New Zealand, Iceland, Greenland and Spitzbergen
Introduced.
Distribution References
- Abbott, I. 1982. The distribution of earthworms in the Perth metropolitan area. Records of the Western Australian Museum 10(1): 11-34 [19]
- Blakemore, R.J. 1999. Diversity of exotic earthworms in Australia - a status report. pp. 182-187 in Ponder, W.F. & Lunney, D. (eds). The Other 99%. The Conservation and Biodiversity of Invertebrates. Mosman (NSW) : Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 454 pp. [183]
- Blakemore, R.J. 2006. Checklist of megadrile earthworms from Greenland and Iceland. http://www.bio-eco.eis.ynu.ac.ep/eng/Database/Earthworm.pdf [7 pp.] [5]
- Christoffersen, M.L. 2011. Catalogue of the Lumbricidae (Annelida, Clitellata, Lumbricoidea) from South America, with remarks on the systematics of the Lumbricina. Zoosystema 33(2): 141-173 [156]
- Michaelsen, W. 1907. Oligochaeta. pp. 117-232 in Michaelsen, W. & Hartmeyer, R. (eds). Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Jena : Gustav Fischer Verlag.
Notes
Many citations of this species may actually refer to E. andrei (Brown et al. 2006: 358)
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17-Oct-2023 | OLIGOCHAETA | 06-Jul-2016 | MODIFIED | Dr Robin Wilson |
| 17-Oct-2023 | OLIGOCHAETA | 06-Jul-2016 | MODIFIED | Dr Robin Wilson |
| OLIGOCHAETA | 03-May-2011 | ADDED | Dr Robin Wilson |