Dichogaster is a genus of annelids belonging to the family Acanthodrilidae.[1]
| Dichogaster | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Clade: | Sedentaria |
| Class: | Clitellata |
| Order: | Opisthopora |
| Family: | Octochaetidae |
| Genus: | Dichogaster Csuzdi, 1996 |
The species of this genus are found in Southern America, Africa and Eastern Asia.[1] At least one species, Dichogaster bolaui, has been found to be a domicole, inhabiting human dwellings,[2] and several others inhbabit tank bromeliads, including D. bromeliocola, D. johnsoni, and D. sydneyi in Jamaica [3] and Dichogaster arborea, D. caesitifusca, D. callaina, D. girija, and D. basseterrensis in Guadeloupe. [4]
Species:[1]
- Dichogaster spec Csuzdi & Sherlock, 2015
References
edit- 1 2 3 "Dichogaster Csuzdi, 1996". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ↑ "Is Dichogaster bolaui (Michaelsen, 1891) the first domicole earthworm species?". www.sciencedirect.com. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- ↑ "Earthworms (Clitellata, Acanthodrilidae) of the mountains of Eastern Jamaica". www.sciencedirect.com. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- ↑ "Nine new species of Dichogaster (Oligochaeta, Megascolecidae) from Guadeloupe (French West Indies)". www.researchgate.net. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
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