Perionyx excavatus

Perionyx excavatus

Taxobox
name = "Perionyx excavatus"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Annelida
classis = Clitellata
subclassis = Oligochaeta
ordo = Haplotaxida
familia = Megascolecidae
genus = "Perionyx"
species = "Perionyx excavatus"

"Perionyx excavatus" is a commercially produced Earthworm. They are also known as "blues" or "Indian blues". They belong to the "Perionyx" genus. Their origins may be the Himalayan mountains. This species is particularly good for vermicomposting in tropical and subtropical regions.


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