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Heronidrilus gravidus Erséus, 1990
475723 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:475723)
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Erséus, C. (1990). The marine Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) of the barrier reef ecosystems at Carrie Bow Cay, Belize, and other parts of the Caribbean Sea, with descriptions of twenty-seven new species and revision of Heterodrilus, Thalassodrilides and Smithsonidrilus. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 19(3): 243-303., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1990.tb00259.x [details] Available for editors 
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Holotype USNM 127661, geounit Belizean part of the...
Holotype USNM 127661, geounit Belizean part of the Caribbean Sea [details]
Depth range Intertidal and subtidal sand, to at least 7m depth
Distribution Belize and Barbados
Etymology The species epithet gravidus is Latin for 'pregnant'. here referring to the presence of large, yolky eggs in all clitellate...
Depth range Intertidal and subtidal sand, to at least 7m depth [details]
Distribution Belize and Barbados
Distribution Belize and Barbados [details]
Etymology The species epithet gravidus is Latin for 'pregnant'. here referring to the presence of large, yolky eggs in all clitellate...
Etymology The species epithet gravidus is Latin for 'pregnant'. here referring to the presence of large, yolky eggs in all clitellate specimens. [details]
Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2024). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Heronidrilus gravidus Erséus, 1990. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=475723 on 2024-04-16
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Erséus, C. (1990). The marine Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) of the barrier reef ecosystems at Carrie Bow Cay, Belize, and other parts of the Caribbean Sea, with descriptions of twenty-seven new species and revision of Heterodrilus, Thalassodrilides and Smithsonidrilus. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 19(3): 243-303., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1990.tb00259.x [details] Available for editors [request]
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Holotype USNM 127661, geounit Belizean part of the Caribbean Sea [details]
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Depth range Intertidal and subtidal sand, to at least 7m depth [details]Distribution Belize and Barbados [details]
Etymology The species epithet gravidus is Latin for 'pregnant'. here referring to the presence of large, yolky eggs in all clitellate specimens. [details]
