Microscolex dubius (Fletscher, 1887)

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 dubius (Fletscher, 1887). 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 19.04.2026