Endogeic
Feed on the organic matter in soil (geophagous)
Unpigmented or
lightly pigmented
Medium size
Intermediate
longevity with
short generation times
They survive
drought by
entering in
diapauses
They make temporary,
sub-horizontal burrows in
the mineral horizon of soil
(uppermost 10–15 cm soil
deep)
Generally sluggish
They are predated by
ground-dwelling animals
(e.g. moles)
Slow-moving earthworms
Aporrectodea
caliginosa
Aporrectodea
rosea
Aporrectodea
icterica
Allolobophora
chlorotica
Octolasion
lacteum
Octolasion
cyaneum
Octolasion
tyrtaeum
Proctodrilus
oculata
a
Römbke et al. [57], and Briones [36]
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