Giant earthworm

The Giant earthworm is a name often given to a variety of large invertebrates in the class Clitellata, many being from the family Megascolecidae. It may refer to:

Australia and New Zealand

• Giant Gippsland earthworm – up to 3 m in length
• Spenceriella gigantea – up to 1.4 m in length
• Lake Pedder earthworm - extinct

North America

• Giant Palouse earthworm – up to 1 m in length
• Oregon giant earthworm – up to 0.9 m in length

South America

• Rhinodrilus fafner - extinct

Europe

• Lumbricus badensis – up to 0.6 m in length^[1]

Africa

• Microchaetus rappi – up to 6.7 m in length^[2]

Southeast Asia

• Pheretima
  • Kinabalu giant earthworm – up to 0.7 m in length

Cryptozoology

Cryptids^[3] are animal species that are thought by some people to exist, including creatures reported only in legend, but which have not been confirmed as existing.

• Indus worm - Pakistan
• Lambton Worm - North East England
• Minhocão - Brazil
• Mongolian death worm - Gobi Desert
• Tatzelwurm - European Alps, hoax

See also

• Archispirostreptus gigas - Giant millipede
• Caecilian - worm-like amphibian
• Giant tube worm
• Largest organisms
• Lineus longissimus - Bootlace worm, up to 55 metres long
• Marine worm
• Sheltopusik - Glass lizard with worm-like appearance
• Sphaerotheriida - Giant pill millipedes

References

1. Lobstergirl, Goodreads. "The giant earthworm, Lumbricus badensis, which reaches up to 60 cm in length, is found only in this forested southwestern region of Germany". goodreads. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
2. Surfer Jerry, Catalyst. "Giant South African Earthworm". Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
3. Coleman, Loren. "Giant Worms of Japan". Cryptomundo. Retrieved 17 June 2012.