WoRMS taxon details

Limnodriloides sacculus Erséus, 1990

475825  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:475825)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
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  PDF available [request] 
Holotype  USNM 127963, geounit Belizean part of the...  
Holotype USNM 127963, geounit Belizean part of the Caribbean Sea [details]
Depth range Subtidal. often muddy. fine to medium sands. 0.2-1 m depth.  
Depth range Subtidal. often muddy. fine to medium sands. 0.2-1 m depth. [details]

Distribution Known only from Belize  
Distribution Known only from Belize [details]

Etymology The species is named for the shape of its sperrnatheca; sacculus is latin for 'small sack, bag'.  
Etymology The species is named for the shape of its sperrnatheca; sacculus is latin for 'small sack, bag'. [details]
Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2024). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Limnodriloides sacculus Erséus, 1990. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=475825 on 2024-04-23
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original description 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  PDF available [request] 

additional source Milligan, M.R. (1996). Identification manual for the aquatic Oligochaeta of Florida. Volume II. Estuarine and nearshore marine oligochaetes. <em>Florida Departement of Environmental protection, Division of Water Facilities, Tallahasse, Florida, U.S.A.</em> 239pp. [details]   
Holotype USNM 127963, geounit Belizean part of the Caribbean Sea [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Subtidal. often muddy. fine to medium sands. 0.2-1 m depth. [details]

Distribution Known only from Belize [details]

Etymology The species is named for the shape of its sperrnatheca; sacculus is latin for 'small sack, bag'. [details]