Dichogaster
Genus of annelid worms
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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
