Anisochaeta gigantea facts for kids
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Haplotaxida
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Megascolecidae
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Anisochaeta
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A. gigantea
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Anisochaeta gigantea (Benham, 1906)
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Anisochaeta gigantea (formerly Spenceriella gigantea or Celeriella gigantea), commonly called the North Auckland worm, is a rare giant annelid of the family Megascolecidae, endemic to New Zealand.
The North Auckland worm is New Zealand's largest, reaching 1.4 m (4 ft 7 in) long, and 11 mm (0.43 in) in diameter. Its burrows are up to 20 mm (0.79 in) in diameter, and reach a depth of 3.5 m (11 ft).
The type locality is on Little Barrier Island on a plateau 200 metres (660 ft) above sea level in forest subsoil. Under both the New Zealand Threat Classification System and IUCN Redlist it is classed a "Data Deficient".
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