Microscolex is a genus of annelids belonging to the family Acanthodrilidae.[1] The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Clade: | Sedentaria |
| Class: | Clitellata |
| Order: | Opisthopora |
| Suborder: | Lumbricina |
| Family: | Acanthodrilidae |
| Genus: | Microscolex Rosa, 1887 |
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Species:[1]
- Microscolex algeriensis Beddard, 1892
- Microscolex anderssoni Michaelsen, 1905
- Microscolex aquarumdulcium (Beddard, 1893)
- Microscolex beddardi (Rosa, 1895)
- Microscolex benhami (Eisen, 1893)
- Microscolex bovei (Rosa, 1889)
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Microscolex". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 7 April 2021.