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http://dx.doi.org/10.17137/korrae.2021.29.3.27

A comparison of the reproduction of two closely related species, tiger worm(Eisenia fetida) and red tiger worm(Eisenia andrei) when the organic sludge was suppied to them

Bae, Yoon-Hwan (Devision of Life Science and Chemistry, Daejin University)
Shin, Hyun-Gon (Department of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Shinhan University)

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Journal of the Korea Organic Resources Recycling Association / v.29, no.3, 2021 , pp. 27-33 More about this Journal

Abstract

CO I gene sequence analysis was applied to earthworms that had been used as test animals in toxicity test in Institute of Kyeongbook Agrochemicals and earthworms used as vermicomposting agents in the farm of Youngdong province to identify their species names. In terms of molecular species, the former was identified as Eisenia fetida and the latter was Eisenia andrei. Cocoons produced from Eisenia fetida was more than those from Eisenia andrei. And No. of adults developed from eggs of Eisenia fetida was more or less higher than those developed from eggs of Eisenia andrei. These results were contradictory to previous reports on two Eisenia spp.. When Eisenia fetida was crossed with Eisenia andrei, hybridized eggs were produced and adults were developed from those eggs, but cocoons and adults were much less than those from non-crossed Eisenia fetida or Eisenia andrei. This indicated that two Eisenia spp. were not distinctly different biological species because there was no complete 'reproductive isolation' between Eisenia fetida and Eisenia andrei. However, this also meant that Eisenia fetida and Eisenia andrei had already been on the tract of speciation.

Keywords

Earthworm; Organic waste; Vermicomposting; Reproduction; CO I gene;

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