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White Worm

Octolasion lacteum

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 61, February 45, March 71, April 111, May 160, June 175, July 187, August 161, September 118, October 88, November 48, December 38.
United States1,312
Alaska1,264
Russia18
Canada17
Ontario14
Germany9
Austria9
Virginia8
New Jersey8
New York7

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumSegmented Worms · Annelida
ClassClitellates · Clitellata
OrderTypical Earthworms · Crassiclitellata
FamilyLumbricid Earthworms · Lumbricidae
GenusField Worms · Octolasion

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