Microscolex phosphoreus

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General data	Thematic references	Distribution references
Microscolex phosphoreus (Dugès, 1837)

Taxonomy

Family: Lumbricidae Genus: Microscolex

Possibly a synonym of Microscolex troyeri (Eisen, 1893), see Blakemore, 2008g.

Short description
External characteristics: N/A
Internal characteristics: N/A

Distribution

Geographical origin:	Originating from South America (?). Well established around the Medirranean sea.
Distribution status:	Peregrine
Present in:	Algeria, Argentina, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Canary Islands, Chile, Colombia, Cyprus, Ecuador, France, Germany, Greece, Hawaii, Hungary, India, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Macedonia, Madeira, Malta, Mexico, Namibia, New Zealand, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Salvador, South Africa, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States,
► See also distribution references

Biology-Ecology

Ecological category:	Epiendogeic
Climatic zone:	Temperate, Mediterraenan, Sub-tropical
Habitat:	N/A
Micro-habitat:	N/A

General data

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 |geographical_origin=Originating from South America (?). Well established around the Medirranean sea.
 |distribution_status=Peregrine