Eisenia andrei
Eisenia andrei is a close relative of the 'brandling' or 'tiger' worm, Eisenia fetida. Like its sibling species, it is epigeic, i.e. it prefers to live in compost or leaf litter rather than mineral soils. It can be distinguished from E. fetida as it is darker in colour, and the characteristic stripes are less pronounced. Although its status as a separate species was fully confirmed in the mid-1980s by molecular analyses (based on electrophoresis of protein isoforms), E. andrei is still often misidentified and confused with E. fetida.
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Eisenia andrei
Eisenia andrei is a close relative of the 'brandling' or 'tiger' worm, Eisenia fetida. Like its sibling species, it is epigeic, i.e. it prefers to live in compost or leaf litter rather than mineral soils. It can be distinguished from E. fetida as it is darker in colour, and the characteristic stripes are less pronounced. Although its status as a separate species was fully confirmed in the mid-1980s by molecular analyses (based on electrophoresis of protein isoforms), E. andrei is still often misidentified and confused with E. fetida.
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Eisenia andrei est un proche p ...... ié et confondu avec E. fetida.
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Eisenia andrei is a close rela ...... d and confused with E. fetida.
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