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Dichogaster affinis (Michaelsen, 1890)

Lombriz de tierra, Earthworm

First unpublished record for Galapagos in Blakemore (2006).

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Annelida

Class
Clitellata

Order
Crassiclitellata

Family
Octochaetidae

Genus
Dichogaster

Species
affinis

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 2008

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Contaminant

Subpathway: On habitat material (soil, vegetation)

Invasive status: No data

Distribution

Distribution: Santa Rosa, San Cruz

References

Blakemore, R.J. (2006) Galapagos Islands Earthworms. unpublished manuscript.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Dichogaster affinis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=25539. Accessed 4 June 2026.