a member of a genus of worms of the same name, the most common of which is the common earth worm, Lumbricus terrestris
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Lumbricus terrestris preferred to consume legume litter over litter of the other plant functional groups.
Johannes Kirchberger, Nico Eisenhauer, Wolfgang W Weisser, Manfred Türke 2015, 'Experimental evaluation of herbivory on live plant seedlings by the earthworm Lumbricusterrestris L. in the presence and absence of soil surface litter.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4401770?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Lumbricus rubellus was the species of earthworm used in the vermicomposting process.
Nurhidayati, Usman Ali, Indiyah Murwani 2017, 'Chemical Composition of Vermicompost Made from Organic Wastes through the Vermicompostingand Composting with the Addition of Fish Meal and Egg Shells Flour', Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry Researchhttp://jpacr.ub.ac.id/index.php/jpacr/article/view/309/pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)