Tubifex (Tubifex family) - Tubifex

Japanese: イトメ(イトミミズ科) - いとめ
Tubifex (Tubifex family) - Tubifex

…Distributed throughout Japan. It grows in colonies in the mud of sewers and other places, and is called peach nightshade because the surface of the mud turns pink. It is also called botta or itome. Its body is thread-like, 5-10 cm long, and has 85-100 segments. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Thinworm (Tubifex family)" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…日本全国に分布する。下水溝などの泥の中に群生しているので,泥の表面が桃色になるためモモホオズキと呼ばれるほか,ボッタ,イトメなどとも呼ばれる。体は糸状で長さ5~10cm,体節数85~100。…

※「イトメ(イトミミズ科)」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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