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Microscolex phosphoreus   (Dugès, 1837)

Taxonomy
Family: Lumbricidae     Genus: Microscolex
► See also NCBI database
Microscolex troyeri (Eisen, 1893) is a possible synonym of Microscolex phosphoreus (Duges, 1837), 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

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