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Erséus, C. (1984). Annelida of Saudi Arabia. Marine Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) of the Arabian Gulf Coast of Saudi Arabia. Fauna of Saudi Arabia. 6: 130-154.
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Erséus, C.
1984
Annelida of Saudi Arabia. Marine Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) of the Arabian Gulf Coast of Saudi Arabia
Fauna of Saudi Arabia
6: 130-154
Publication
Fauna of Saudi Arabia 6 was published in 1985 but the paper is from 1984
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Fourteen species of Tubificidae from intertidal and shallow-water subtidal localities along the North-east coast of Saudi Arabia are described and illustrated. Nine species are new to science: Heterodrilus maccaini (subfamily Rhyacodrilinae); Phallodrilus scirpiculus, Aktedrilus paradentatus, Coralliodrilus hamatilis, Duridrilus tectus (subfamily Phallodrilinae); Doliodrilus diverticulatus, Limnodriloides bipapillatus, L. parahastatus and Tectidrilus arabicus (subfamily Limnodriloidinae). The generic diagnoses of Heterodrilus Pierantoni and Doliodrilus Erséus are slightly revised. The list of species reported includes Tubificoides brownae Brinkhurst and Baker (subfamily Tubificinae), which was originally described from temperate North-west Atlantic and which probably has been introduced in the Arabian Gulf.
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Aktedrilus paradentatus Erséus, 1984 (original description)
Bathydrilus adriaticus caraibicus (Righi & Kanner, 1979) accepted as Bathydrilus adriaticus (Hrabĕ, 1971) (source of synonymy)
Bathydrilus adriaticus trisetosus Erséus, 1979 accepted as Bathydrilus adriaticus (Hrabĕ, 1971) (source of synonymy)
Coralliodrilus hamatilis Erséus, 1984 (original description)
Curacaodrilus gurwitschi (Hrabě, 1971) accepted as Thalassodrilides gurwitschi (Hrabĕ, 1971) (source of synonymy)
Curacaodrilus sinus Righi & Kanner, 1979 accepted as Thalassodrilides gurwitschi (Hrabĕ, 1971) (source of synonymy)
Doliodrilus Erséus, 1984 (taxonomy source)
Doliodrilus diverticulatus Erséus, 1984 (original description)
Duridrilus tectus Erséus, 1984 (original description)
Heterodrilus maccaini Erséus, 1984 (original description)
Limnodriloides bipapillatus Erséus, 1984 (original description)
Limnodriloides parahastatus Erséus, 1984 (original description)
Phallodrilus adriaticus caraibicus Righi & Kanner, 1979 accepted as Phallodrilus adriaticus Hrabĕ, 1971 accepted as Bathydrilus adriaticus (Hrabĕ, 1971) (additional source)
Phallodrilus rectisetosus heronensis Erséus, 1981 accepted as Phallodrilus heronensis Erséus, 1981 accepted as Pectinodrilus heronensis (Erséus, 1981) accepted as Pectinodrilus rectisetosus (Erséus, 1979) (source of synonymy)
Phallodrilus scirpiculus Erséus, 1984 accepted as Uniporodrilus scirpiculus (Erséus, 1984) (original description)
Tectidrilus arabicus Erséus, 1984 (original description)
Thalassodrilus gurwitschi (Hrabě, 1971) accepted as Thalassodrilides gurwitschi (Hrabĕ, 1971) (source of synonymy)
Aruban Exclusive Economic Zone for Thalassodrilides gurwitschi (Hrabĕ, 1971) 
Bermudian Exclusive Economic Zone for Bathydrilus adriaticus (Hrabĕ, 1971) 
Bonaire Exclusive Economic Zone for Thalassodrilides gurwitschi (Hrabĕ, 1971) 
Bonaire part of the Caribbean Sea for Bathydrilus adriaticus (Hrabĕ, 1971) 
Bulgarian Exclusive Economic Zone for Thalassodrilides gurwitschi (Hrabĕ, 1971) 
Chinese part of the South China Sea for Thalassodrilides gurwitschi (Hrabĕ, 1971) 
Curaçaoan Exclusive Economic Zone for Thalassodrilides gurwitschi (Hrabĕ, 1971) 
Floridian for Thalassodrilides gurwitschi (Hrabĕ, 1971) 
Gulf of Mexico for Limnodriloides hastatus Erséus, 1982 
Italian Exclusive Economic Zone for Thalassodrilides gurwitschi (Hrabĕ, 1971) 
Panamanian Exclusive Economic Zone for Thalassodrilides gurwitschi (Hrabĕ, 1971) 
Puerto Rican Exclusive Economic Zone for Thalassodrilides gurwitschi (Hrabĕ, 1971) 
Saudi Arabian Exclusive Economic Zone for Aktedrilus paradentatus Erséus, 1984 
Saudi Arabian Exclusive Economic Zone for Bathydrilus adriaticus (Hrabĕ, 1971) 
Saudi Arabian Exclusive Economic Zone for Coralliodrilus hamatilis Erséus, 1984 
Saudi Arabian Exclusive Economic Zone for Doliodrilus diverticulatus Erséus, 1984 
Saudi Arabian Exclusive Economic Zone for Duridrilus tectus Erséus, 1984 
Saudi Arabian Exclusive Economic Zone for Limnodriloides tenuiductus Erséus, 1982 
Saudi Arabian Exclusive Economic Zone for Phallodrilus rectisetosus Erséus, 1979 
Saudi Arabian Exclusive Economic Zone for Phallodrilus scirpiculus Erséus, 1984 
Saudi Arabian Exclusive Economic Zone for Tectidrilus arabicus Erséus, 1984 
Saudi Arabian Exclusive Economic Zone for Thalassodrilides gurwitschi (Hrabĕ, 1971) 
Saudi Arabian Exclusive Economic Zone for Tubificoides brownae Brinkhurst & Baker, 1979 
United States part of the North Atlantic Ocean for Bathydrilus adriaticus (Hrabĕ, 1971) 
United States part of the North Atlantic Ocean for Tubificoides brownae Brinkhurst & Baker, 1979 
Holotype SMNH 3294, geounit Saudi Arabian Exclusive Economic Zone, identified as Heterodrilus maccaini Erséus, 1984
Holotype SMNH 3296, geounit Saudi Arabian Exclusive Economic Zone, identified as Phallodrilus scirpiculus Erséus, 1984
Holotype SMNH 3297, geounit Saudi Arabian Exclusive Economic Zone, identified as Aktedrilus paradentatus Erséus, 1984
Holotype SMNH 3298, geounit Saudi Arabian Exclusive Economic Zone, identified as Coralliodrilus hamatilis Erséus, 1984
Holotype SMNH 3299, geounit Saudi Arabian Exclusive Economic Zone, identified as Duridrilus tectus Erséus, 1984
Holotype SMNH 3301, geounit Saudi Arabian Exclusive Economic Zone, identified as Doliodrilus diverticulatus Erséus, 1984
Holotype SMNH 3302, geounit Saudi Arabian Exclusive Economic Zone, identified as Limnodriloides bipapillatus Erséus, 1984
Holotype SMNH 3304, geounit Saudi Arabian Exclusive Economic Zone, identified as Limnodriloides parahastatus Erséus, 1984
Holotype SMNH 3305, geounit Saudi Arabian Exclusive Economic Zone, identified as Tectidrilus arabicus Erséus, 1984
 Depth range

Intertidal and subtidal sand, to 32 m depth [details]

 Depth range

Intertidal and subtidal sediments, to at least 4 m depth. [details]

 Depth range

Intertidal and subtidal sands, down to at least a depth of 7 m. [details]

 Distribution

Known only from the type locality, Manifa Bay, Arabian Gulf Coast of Saudi Arabia. Intertidal [details]

 Distribution

Caribbean area (Florida, Bermuda, Bonaire, ?Puerto Rico), Mediterranean Sea (Yugoslavia, Italy), and Arabian Gulf ... [details]

 Distribution

Known only from the type locality, Manifa Bay, Arabian Gulf Coast of Saudi Arabia. Intertidal. [details]

 Distribution

Known only from the type locality, Tarut Bay, Arabian Gulf Coast of Saudi Arabia. [details]

 Distribution

Known only from Manifa Bay, Arabian Gulf coast of Saudi Arabia [details]

 Distribution

Known only from two localities on the Arabian Gulf Coast of Saudi Arabia, both subtidal seagrass beds. [details]

 Distribution

Known only from two localities on the Arabian Gulf Coast of Saudi Arabia [details]

 Distribution

Known only from the type locality at Manifa, Arabian Gulf Coast of Saudi Arabia. [details]

 Distribution

Western Australia, Queensland (Great Barrier Reef), southern China, Saudi Arabia.  [details]

 Distribution

Europe (Italy and Atlantic Coast of France), Caribbean area (Florida, Bermuda), SW Pacific (Great Barrier Reef), ... [details]

 Distribution

Known only from Manifa Bay, Arabian Gulf Coast of Saudi Arabia. [details]

 Distribution

Known only from the Arabian Gulf Coast of Saudi Arabia. [details]

 Distribution

Thalassodrilides gurwitschi is now known from as widely separated areas as the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea, ... [details]

 Ecology

Subtidal brackish water [details]

 Ecology

Subtidal seagrass beds [details]

 Ecology

subtidal habitats with high salinities (50-55 ppt). [details]

 Ecology

Subtidal seagrass bed. [details]

 Ecology

Subtidal seagrass beds [details]

 Ecology

It has been found in highly polluted habitats (Erseus 1984) as well as sites with highly fluctuating salinities ... [details]

 Etymology

named for its similarity with A. dentatus [details]

 Etymology

Heterodrilus maccaini is named for Dr John C. McCain (now at the University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran), ... [details]

 Etymology

'parahastatus' for it is very closely related with L. hastatus [details]

 Status

The species B. adriaticus was divided into two subspecies almost simultaneously by Erséus (1979) and by Righi and ... [details]