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Pontoscolex corethrurus

Known as: Lumbricus corethrurus 
National Institutes of Health

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2017
2017
Ecotoxicology of mercury in tropical forest soils: Impact on earthworms.
Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Endogeic earthworms shape bacterial functional communities and affect organic matter mineralization in a tropical soil
Priming effect (PE) is defined as a stimulation of the mineralization of soil organic matter (SOM) following a supply of fresh… 
2006
2006
Effect of Pontoscolex corethrurus Muller, 1857 (Oligochaeta: Glossoscolecidae) Inoculation on Litter Weight Loss and Soil Nitrogen in Mesocosms in the Peruvian Amazon
A glasshouse experiment was set up at the Centro de Investigaciones de Jenaro Herrera in the Peruvian Amazon to determine the… 
2006
2006
Alien earthworms in the Asia/Pacific region with a checklist of species and the first records of Eukerria saltensis (Oligochaeta : Ocnerodrilidae) and Eiseniella tetraedra (Lumbricidae) from Japan…
Of the 80 or so earthworms in Japan (including Ryukyus) approximately 50% are alien species that were most likely introduced… 
2004
2004
Diurnal rhythm and effect of temperature on oxygen consumption in earthworms, Amynthas gracilis and Pontoscolex corethrurus.
Different species of earthworms show distinct patterns of oxygen consumption pattern. Amynthas gracilis has a diurnal rhythm of… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Burrowing activity of the geophagous earthworm Pontoscolex corethrurus (Oligochaeta : Glossoscolecid
2002
2002
Effect of organic manure and the endogeic earthworm Pontoscolex corethrurus (Oligochaeta: Glossoscolecidae) on soil fertility and bean production
Abstract. A biofertilisation assay was conducted in Maripasoula (French Guiana), testing the effects of three different organic… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Cocoon production, morphology, hatching pattern and fecundity in seven tropical earthworm species — a laboratory-based investigation
Data on the reproductive biology of seven Indian species of earthworms, viz.Perionyx excavatus Perrier,Lampito mauritii Kinberg… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Activity and origin of digestive enzymes in gut of the tropical earthworm Pontoscolex corethrurus
Activities of glucidic digestive enzymes in the gut (content plus walls) of a tropical endogeic earthworm, Pontoscolex… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Adaptive strategies of Pontoscolex corethrurus (Glossoscolecidae, Oligochaeta), a peregrine geophagous earthworm of the humid tropics
SummaryPontoscolex corethrurus is a medium-sized geophagous earthworm species which has invaded most cultivated land in the humid… 
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