Aporrectodea longa (Ude, 1885)
(Long-worm or Blackhead)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAporrectodea longa (Long-worm or Blackhead)
GenusAporrectodea (a genus of earthworms)
FamilyLUMBRICIDAE (earthworms)
OrderCRASSICLITELLATA (earthworms)
SubclassOLIGOCHAETA (earth worms and freshwater worms)
ClassCLITELLATA (a class of annelids)
PhylumANNELIDA (segmented worms and leeches)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Aporrectodea longa (Long-worm or Blackhead) :
1: Aporrectodea longa (Long-worm or Blackhead)
23 Apr 2009 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
dug up in garden
Image 1: Close-upImage 2: Close-up (2)Image 3: Contracted - close-upImage 4: Contracted - close-up (2)Image 5: Contracted - close-up (3)Image 6: Extended - close-upImage 7: Extended - close-up (2)Image 8: Extended - close-up (3)Image 9: Extended - close-up (4)Image 10: Extended - close-up (5)Image 11: Extended - close-up (6)Image 12: Extended - close-up (7)Image 13: Extended - close-up (8)Image 14: Semi-extended - close-upImage 15: Semi-extended - close-up (2)
2: Aporrectodea longa (Long-worm or Blackhead)
23 Apr 2009 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
dug up in garden
Image 1: Extended - close-upImage 2: Extended - close-up (2)Image 3: Extended - close-up (3)Image 4: Foreparts - latero-ventral view - white backgroundImage 5: Left lateral view - white backgroundImage 6: Right lateral view - white backgroundImage 7: Semi-extended - close-upImage 8: Semi-extended - close-up (2)Image 9: Semi-extended - close-up (3)Image 10: Semi-extended - close-up (4)Image 11: Epilobous prostomium - dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 12: Epilobous prostomium - dorsal view - highly enlarged (2)Image 13: Male pore - highly enlargedImage 14: Male pore to clitellum - latero-ventral view - close-up - white backg - enlarged - white backgroundImage 15: Tubercula pubertatis (TP) - lateral view - highly enlarged

Aporrectodea longa (Long-worm or Blackhead) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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