. The earthworms (lumbricidae and sparganophilidae) of Ontario . Fig. 14 External longitudinal views of Aporrectodea turgida showing taxonomic characters, a. Lat- eral view. (ONT: Grey Co., cat. no. 7988) B. Ventral view. (ONT: Parry Sound Dist., cat. 7891) Biology Gates (1972c) records this species from a variety of habitats, including gardens, fields, turf, forest humus, compost, banks of springs and streams, wasteland and city dumps, and from a cave in West Virginia. The widespread distribution and variety of utilized habitats for Ap. turgida were recorded also by Eaton (1942), Cernosv
. The earthworms (lumbricidae and sparganophilidae) of Ontario . Fig. 14 External longitudinal views of Aporrectodea turgida showing taxonomic characters, a. Lat- eral view. (ONT: Grey Co., cat. no. 7988) B. Ventral view. (ONT: Parry Sound Dist., cat. 7891) Biology Gates (1972c) records this species from a variety of habitats, including gardens, fields, turf, forest humus, compost, banks of springs and streams, wasteland and city dumps, and from a cave in West Virginia. The widespread distribution and variety of utilized habitats for Ap. turgida were recorded also by Eaton (1942), Cernosvitov and Evans (1947), Murchie (1956), and Gerard (1964). The amaz- ing water tolerance of this species was reported by Guild (1951) and Reynolds et al. (1974). in Scotland and the United States respectively. The variety of habi- tats utilized by Ap. turgida in Ontario can be seen from the collection data. 1<Y OYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM 57
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