Eisenia Malm,1877

• Lumbricine, closely paired.
• Distinctive striped appearance because of alternating segmental bands of red and yellow colour along entire length of the body.
•  Male pore on segment xv.
• Prostomium epilobic.
• Clitellum covering from segment xxvi to segment xxxii.
• Tubercula pubertatis on segment xxviii-xxx.
• Spermathecal pore 2 pairs, close to together on upper side, in intersegment furrow  ix/x and x/xi.
• First dorsal pore in furrow between segments iv and v
• Two species* recorded in India viz.,

S. No	Species	Type locality	Status
1	andrei	Not known	Exotic
2	fetida	Paris, France	Exotic

*Both species resembles very closely except andrei is uniformly reddish in colour with each segment slightly defied by a yellow band.