Oregon giant earthworm
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The Oregon giant earthworm (Driloleirus macelfreshi) is one of the largest earthworms found in North America, growing to more than three feet (0.91 m) in length. First described in 1937, the species is not common. Since its discovery, specimens have been documented in only fifteen locations within Oregon's Willamette Valley.
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Oregon giant earthworm | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Annelida |
Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
Clade: | Sedentaria |
Class: | Clitellata |
Order: | Opisthopora |
Suborder: | Lumbricina |
Family: | Megascolecidae |
Genus: | Driloleirus |
Species: | D. macelfreshi |
Binomial name | |
Driloleirus macelfreshi (F. Smith, 1937) | |
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