Microscolex phosphoreus (Dugès, 1837)

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Clitellata
Order: Crassiclitellata
Family: Acanthodrilidae
Genus: Microscolex
Characterisation
Troglophile
Distribution
Cosmopolitan
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Za, Szederjesi 2015, Szederjesi et al. 2017
    Region: Notio Aigaio / Regional unit: Naxos / Municipality: Naxos & Mikres Kyklades / Closest settlement: Filoti
IUCN Red List
NE - Not Evaluated
Greece's Red Data Book
NE - Not Evaluated
Protection status
  • There is no species-specific legal framework for protection.
Check Databases
Fauna Europea
GBIF
PESI
NCBI
Species references
  • Szederjesi, T. 2015. New earthworm records from various parts of Greece (Oligochaeta: Lumbricidae, Acanthodrilidae, Megascolecidae, Ocnerodrilidae). Opusc. Zool. Budapest, 46 (2): 143-152.
  • Szederjesi, T., Vavoulidou, E., Chalkia, C., Dányi, L. & Csuzdi, C. 2017. An annotated checklist of earthworms of Greece (Clitellata: Megadrili). Zootaxa, 4272 (1): 57-82.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Microscolex phosphoreus (Dugès, 1837). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 31.03.2018, Accessed 18.04.2026