Lumbriculus variegatus
Blackworm
A sediment-dwelling worm that processes dead organic matter and helps recycle nutrients through the ecosystem.
Lumbriculus variegatus
A sediment-dwelling worm that processes dead organic matter and helps recycle nutrients through the ecosystem.
Follow this species across the habitats where it currently appears in the miniBIOTA biosphere.
Documented food-web, habitat, competition, nutrient, behavior, and risk relationships for this species.
Relationship Layer
A small crayfish was observed capturing a blackworm during the Lakeshore introduction trial.
Ecological event 51 records a small crayfish capturing a blackworm in the Lakeshore, with the blackworm breaking into moving fragments during the encounter.
Blackworms are represented as historical sediment detritivores from the Lakeshore and lake introduction trial.
Blackworm profile identifies deposit feeding on sedimented detritus, microbes, decaying plant matter, and organic particles; event 51 records an introduction trial.