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Donald P. Schwert; The first North American record of Aporrectodea icterica (Savigny, 1826) (Oligochaeta, Lumbricidae), with observations on the colonization of exotic earthworm species in Canada. Can.J.Zool. 55:245-248, 1977
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The first North American record of the European lumbricid Aporrectodea icterica (Savigny, 1826) is reported. The anatomy and external morphology of the species is described, and its probable mode of introduction is discussed with respect to the colonization of other exotic earthworm species in Canada.