''Dichaetura'' is a genus of
gastrotrichs
The gastrotrichs (phylum Gastrotricha), common name, commonly referred to as hairybellies or hairybacks, are a group of Microscopic scale, microscopic (0.06–3.0 mm), cylindrical, acoelomate animals, and are widely distributed and abundant ...
belonging to the family
Dichaeturidae.
The species of this genus are found in Europe.
''
Dichaetura filispina'' has been found only in
rice paddies in
Shiga
is a landlocked prefecture of Japan in the Kansai region of Honshu. Shiga Prefecture has a population of 1,398,972 as of 1 February 2025 and has a geographic area of . Shiga Prefecture borders Fukui Prefecture to the north, Gifu Prefecture to t ...
, Japan.
Species:
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Dichaetura capricornia''
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Dichaetura filispina''
*''
Dichaetura piscator''
*''
Dichaetura surreyi''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q4147788
Gastrotricha