WoRMS taxon details

Smithsonidrilus fecundus Erséus & Wang, 2005

476073  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:476073)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Erséus, C.; Wang, H. (2005). Marine Tubificidae (Annelida: Clitellata) of the Esperance area, Western Australia. <em>In: F.E. Wells, D.I. Walker & G.A. Kendrick. The Marine Flora and Fauna of Esperance, Western Australia. Western Australian Museum, Perth.</em> p 399-424., available online at http://benthos.ihb.ac.cn/Ers%C3%A9usWang05Esperance.pdf [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Holotype  WAM V 4437, geounit Southwestern North Atlantic  
Holotype WAM V 4437, geounit Southwestern North Atlantic [details]
Distribution Known only from south-western Western Australia (Rottnest Island and Esperance area).  
Distribution Known only from south-western Western Australia (Rottnest Island and Esperance area). [details]

Etymology Named fecundus (Latin for fertile, productive) for the large number of mature eggs present in several specimens.  
Etymology Named fecundus (Latin for fertile, productive) for the large number of mature eggs present in several specimens. [details]
Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2024). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Smithsonidrilus fecundus Erséus & Wang, 2005. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=476073 on 2024-05-02
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2010-05-11 08:20:37Z
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2017-06-28 09:42:57Z
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original description Erséus, C.; Wang, H. (2005). Marine Tubificidae (Annelida: Clitellata) of the Esperance area, Western Australia. <em>In: F.E. Wells, D.I. Walker & G.A. Kendrick. The Marine Flora and Fauna of Esperance, Western Australia. Western Australian Museum, Perth.</em> p 399-424., available online at http://benthos.ihb.ac.cn/Ers%C3%A9usWang05Esperance.pdf [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
Holotype WAM V 4437, geounit Southwestern North Atlantic [details]
From editor or global species database
Distribution Known only from south-western Western Australia (Rottnest Island and Esperance area). [details]

Ecology Known from the low-water mark to 6 m depth, sandy sediments including seagrass beds [details]

Etymology Named fecundus (Latin for fertile, productive) for the large number of mature eggs present in several specimens. [details]