Lumbricus terrestris Linnaeus, 1758

Lumbricus terrestris Linnaeus, 1758: 647 .

Lumbricus agricola Hoffmeister, 1842: 24 .

Lumbricus terrestris: Michaelsen 1900a: 511; Michaelsen 1903: 178; Zuck 1951: 127; Graff 1953b: 26; Easton 1983: 482; Sims & Gerard 1999: 106; Csuzdi & Zicsi 2003: 188; Blakemore 2008: 51.

Lumbricus herculeus: Michaelsen 1890: 5; Wilcke 1949: 180; Bouché 1972: 352.

Ecology. Anecic species occurring mostly at arable and grassland sites with low soil organic matter content (≤ 4%) (Jänsch et al. 2013).

Zoogeographical distribution type. Peregrine species with Palaearctic origin and worldwide distribution (Csuzdi & Zicsi 2003).

Distribution in Germany. Central Germany (Dunger 1978; Eggert 1982; Westernacher-Dotzler 1988; Römbke 2000, 2001, 2006; Römbke et al. 2000, 2002; Höser 2012; PSMS in Saxony-Anhalt: Neubert 2011); northern Germany (Michaelsen 1890; Graff 1950, 1954; Judas 1990; Graefe 1993; Kula 1994; Irmler 1999; Unger 1999; Römbke et al. 2000, 2002; Groth & Irmler 2012; Vahder & Irmler 2012); southern Germany (Zuck 1951; Bauchhenß 1982; Schruft et al. 1982; Babel et al. 1992; Kula 1994; Ehrmann 1996; Sommer et al. 1999, 2002; Römbke et al. 2000, 2002; Beck et al. 2001; Brauckmann 2002; PSMS in Bavaria: www.edaphobase.org); eastern Germany (Wilcke 1939; Füller 1953; Bösener 1965; Dunger et al. 1972; Krück 1999; Römbke et al. 2000; Krück et al. 2001; Muskolus 2008; PSMS in Brandenburg: www.edaphobase.org); between 2003 and 2013 in Saxony (S. Krück, unpublished data); western Germany (Baltzer 1956; Schulte et al. 1989; Heimbach 1997; Keplin & Broll 1997; Emmerling 2001, Römbke et al. 2000, 2002; Fründ et al. 2004; PSMS in North-Rhine Westphalia: Haag et al. 2009).