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Smithsonidrilus Brinkhurst, 1966

475501  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:475501)

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Marcusaedrilus Righi & Kanner, 1979 · unaccepted (synonym)

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Brinkhurst, R.O. (1966). A contribution to the systematics of the marine Tubificidae. <em>The Biological Bulletin.</em> 130(3): 297-303., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1504516#page/309/mode/1up [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Etymology Etymology of genus name not published in original paper. However, the name is derived from the Smithsonian Museum. The...  
Etymology Etymology of genus name not published in original paper. However, the name is derived from the Smithsonian Museum. The curator at that time M.L. Jones was very helpful during his study of Pierantoni's material, that Ralph Brinkhurst named the genus after the Museum (pers. comm. R. Brinkhurst to T. van Haaren, November 29, 2020) [details]
Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2024). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Smithsonidrilus Brinkhurst, 1966. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=475501 on 2024-03-19
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2010-05-11 06:10:54Z
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2017-06-04 05:37:22Z
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original description Brinkhurst, R.O. (1966). A contribution to the systematics of the marine Tubificidae. <em>The Biological Bulletin.</em> 130(3): 297-303., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1504516#page/309/mode/1up [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

original description  (of Marcusaedrilus Righi & Kanner, 1979) Righi, G.; Kanner, E. (1979). Marine Oligochaeta (Tubificidae and Enchytraeidae) from the Caribbean Sea. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean islands.</em> 58(1): 44-68., available online at http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/549865
page(s): 49 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

context source (MSBIAS) MEDIN. (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN. version 1.0. [details]   

additional source Erséus, C. (1982). Revision of the marine genus Smithsonidrilus Brinkhurst (Oligochaeta, Tubificidae). <em>Sarsia.</em> 67(1): 47-54. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source 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
note: Emendation (re-diagnosis of genus) [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
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Etymology Etymology of genus name not published in original paper. However, the name is derived from the Smithsonian Museum. The curator at that time M.L. Jones was very helpful during his study of Pierantoni's material, that Ralph Brinkhurst named the genus after the Museum (pers. comm. R. Brinkhurst to T. van Haaren, November 29, 2020) [details]