Dichogaster

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Dichogaster
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Clade: Sedentaria
Class: Clitellata
Order: Opisthopora
Family: Octochaetidae
Genus: Dichogaster
Csuzdi, 1996

Dichogaster is a genus of annelids belonging to the family Acanthodrilidae. [1]

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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Dichogaster Csuzdi, 1996". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "Is Dichogaster bolaui (Michaelsen, 1891) the first domicole earthworm species?". www.sciencedirect.com. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "Earthworms (Clitellata, Acanthodrilidae) of the mountains of Eastern Jamaica". www.sciencedirect.com. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  4. ↑ "Nine new species of Dichogaster (Oligochaeta, Megascolecidae) from Guadeloupe (French West Indies)". www.researchgate.net. Retrieved 18 January 2026.


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