RESEARCH REPORT ON ONE LOCAL EARTHWORM SPECIES IN SURINAME
YVONNE INDRANI RAMNARAIN
Department of Agricultural Research, Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries, Paramaribo, Suriname.
ABDULLAH ADIL ANSARI *
University of Guyana, Georgetown, Guyana
LYDIA ORI
Anton de Kom University of Suriname, Paramaribo, Suriname
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Earthworms are essential soil organisms in maintaining soil fertility and thus are regarded as biological indicators of soil fertility. Earthworms are ecologically classified into epigeics, anecics and endogeics. However, only some species (epigeic and anecic) of earthworms [1] are used for vermicomposting. The present investigations were carried out during the year 2014-2015 on local variety of earthworms hand sorted from Anton de Kom University of Suriname cattle fields for their feasibility to vermi-processing. Species identified belongs to family Megascolecidae and species Amynthas corticis, commonly known as black wriggler or crazy worm.
Keywords: Vermicomposting, Amynthas cortices, prostomium, clitellum, spermathecae