Deep-Burrowing Longworm
Aporrectodea longa (Ude, 1885)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Annelida |
| Class | Clitellata |
| Order | Crassiclitellata |
| Family | Lumbricidae |
| Genus | Aporrectodea |
| Species | Aporrectodea longa (Ude, 1885) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglophile
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Alabama.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama
Counties
- Alabama
- Jefferson
Conservation and management
NatureServe
GNR Unranked
National ranks
- United States
- NNA
- Canada
- NNA
Subnational ranks
- Montana
- SNA Not Applicable
- Indiana
- SNA Not Applicable
- British Columbia
- SNA Not Applicable
- New Brunswick
- SNA Not Applicable
- Ontario
- SNA Not Applicable
- Prince Edward Island
- SNA Not Applicable
- Nova Scotia
- SNA Not Applicable
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Reynolds, J.W. 1994. Earthworms of Alabama (Oligochaeta: Acanthodrilidae, Eudrilidae, Lumbricidae, Megascolecidae, Ocnerodrilidae and Sparganophilidae). Megadrilogica 6: 35–46.
How to cite this account
Aporrectodea longa (Ude, 1885). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2197. https://cavebiology.org/species/aporrectodea-longa/ (accessed 6 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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