Ever saw a worm and wondered “what type of worm is that? Over the next few weeks I will be completing a worm identification guide.
The following list will eventually be links going to pages about that type of worm.
Commercially grown worms
- Eisenia fetida AKA: Red Wiggler Worm,Tiger Worm, Trout Worm
- Eisenia andrei AKA: Red Wiggler Worm, Tiger Worm, Trout Worm (cannot be distinguished from E fetida without a microscope, as such they are considered by worm farmers to be the same)
- Eisenia hortensis AKA: European Red Worm, European Red Worm, Red Worm, Jumbo Red, Dendrobaena veneta (Old scientific name) **Update now I think they changed this worms scientific name again. Eisenia venta is the new proper name best as I can tell. If you know for sure let me know.**
- Amynthas gracilus AKA: Alabama Jumper, Pheretima Hawayana (Old scientific name)
- Eudrilus eugeniae AKA: African Nightcrawler
- Lumbricus terrestris AKA:Canadian Nightcrawler, Dew Worm
- Perionyx excavatus AkA: (not readily available and many worm farmers consider it to be a pest)
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