Microscolex

{{Short description|Genus of annelids}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| taxon = Microscolex

| authority = Rosa, 1887

| synonyms =

• Photodrilus Giard, 1887

| synonyms_ref = {{GBIF |id=2307724 |taxon=Microscolex |accessdate=7 April 2021}}

}}

Microscolex is a genus of annelids belonging to the family Acanthodrilidae.

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.

Species:

• Microscolex algeriensis {{small|Beddard, 1892}}
• Microscolex anderssoni {{small|Michaelsen, 1905}}
• Microscolex aquarumdulcium {{small|(Beddard, 1893)}}
• Microscolex beddardi (Rosa, 1895)
• Microscolex benhami (Eisen, 1893)
• Microscolex bovei (Rosa, 1889)