Dichogaster

Dichogaster
Scientific classification
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]

  • Dichogaster spec Csuzdi & Sherlock, 2015

References

  1. ^ a b c "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.