• Pheretima is commonly known as earthworm.

• Body is long, narrow and cylindrical measuring up to 150 mm in length, brown in colour.

• Anterior end is pointed, while the posterior end is more or less blunt.

• Body is divided by circular furrows into a series of 100 to 120 ring-like segments or metameres.

• Each segment (except the first and last) is provided with setae. Pheretima is found in moist soil.