| Eisenia | |
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| Eisenia fetida | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Clade: | Sedentaria |
| Class: | Clitellata |
| Order: | Opisthopora |
| Family: | Lumbricidae |
| Genus: | Eisenia Malm, 1900 |
| Type species | |
| Enterion fetidum Savigny, 1826 | |
| Species | |
14 species (see text) | |
Eisenia is a genus of earthworms in the family Lumbricidae. [1] [2] They are sometimes known as rosy worms. [1] The genus is named after Swedish-American scientist Gustav Eisen. [1] [2] They burrow in soil and sediment in both terrestrial and freshwater environments. They have Palaearctic distribution, with introduced populations elsewhere. [2]
