Lumbricus

Nevertheless, when it comes to phenomenal consciousness, dissimilarity arguments are not entirely powerless to give some pause to defenders of animal sentience, for surely most would agree that, at some point, the dissimilarities between the capacities of humans and the members of another species (the common earthworm Lumbricus terrestris, for example) are so great that it is unlikely that such creatures are sentient.

Animal Consciousness Allen, Colin 2006

He compares the mode of development of a leech (Clepsine) and certain bristle-bearing worms (Sænuris, Lumbricatus and Uaxes); and we may now from Kowalensky's researches (1871) add the common earth worm (Lumbricus), in which there is no such metamorphosis as in the sea Nereids, to that of insects; the mode of formation of the primitive band in the leeches and earth worms being much like that of insects.

Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses 1872

Lumbricus rubellus red earthworm in community compost heaps.

BBC News - Home 2011

Although Lumbricus terrestris common earthworm is native to temperate regions of Europe, it is considered to be an invasive species in North America as it thrives in agricultural marginal land and is deemed to inhibit the growth of native flora in these areas.

BBC News - Home 2011

Effects of transgenic Bt corn litter on the earthworm Lumbricus terrestris.

Organic Consumers Association News Headlines 2010

Choi SY, Kim DS (1994) Purification and properties of succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase from Lumbricus rubellus.

PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Christopher G. Langendorf et al. 2010

Lumbrokinase is the name of a group of highly stable fibrinolytic enzymes originally derived from the earthworm Lumbricus rubellus.

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Pförtner T, Michiels NK (2005) Piercing the partner's skin influences sperm uptake in the earthworm Lumbricus terrestris.

PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Joris M. Koene et al. 2010

Lumbricus terrestris, known as the night crawler in the United States, rarely exceeds lengths of more than ten inches.

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Lumbricus terrestris, inhabits all areas of the planet ranging from Iceland to Australia.

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