original description
Erséus, C. (1989). Phallodrilus hessleri, new species (Oligochaeta: Tubificidae), from abyssal depths in the western Pacific Ocean. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 102(1): 131-133. [details] Available for editors
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new combination reference
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
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Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 104128, geounit Philippine Trench [details]
From editor or global species database
Distribution Known only from the type-locality E of the Philippines, West Pacific Ocean. Abyssal clay, 5916m [details]
Etymology Named for Dr. Robert R. Hessler (Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California, who collected the sample [details]