Microscolex dubius (Fletcher, 1887)

Rota, Emilia, Schembri, Patrick J. & Omodeo, Pietro, 2017, Earthworms of Malta (Annelida: Clitellata: Acanthodrilidae, Hormogastridae, Lumbricidae), Zootaxa 4311 (2), pp. 287-291 : 288

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4311.2.11
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:BDF3EBF8-378E-47A4-94DF-B024AB868DA8
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6010850
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039B9C1B-1927-0F61-FF6C-12D97D4E8B09
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Microscolex dubius (Fletcher, 1887)
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Microscolex dubius (Fletcher, 1887) View in CoL

St. 3, 1 ad.; St. 10, 09.03.1983, 1 ad.

New record. Peregrine, synanthropic. This acanthodrilid and its congener M. phosphoreus (Dugès, 1837) , are both native of South America, but are now widely represented worldwide in anthropogenic habitats in regions with a Mediterranean climate. In Europe M. dubius has only been recorded from countries bordering the Mediterranean ( Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Albania and Greece; Rota 2013).