original description
Erséus, C. (1984). Taxonomy and phylogeny of the gutless Phallodrilinae (Oligochaeta,Tubificidae), with descriptions of one new genus and twenty-two new species. Zoologica Scripta, 13(4): 239-272 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record
Erséus, C.; Healy, B.M. (2001). Oligochaeta, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 231-234 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source
Erséus, C. (1992). A generic revision of the Phallodrilinae (Oligochaeta, Tubificidae). <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 21(1): 5-48., available online at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1992.tb00308.x/abstract [details] Available for editors [request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Etymology Named for Dr Olav Giere (Hamburg Universitat, Hamburg, F.R.G.), who described the type species and has, together with co-workers, studied many aspects of the biology of gutless phallodrilines at Bermuda. Gender: masculine. [details]