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Erséus, C. (1989). Four new West-Atlantic species of Tubificoides (Oligochaeta, Tubificidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 102(4): 878-886.
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Erséus, C.
1989
Four new West-Atlantic species of Tubificoides (Oligochaeta, Tubificidae)
Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington
102(4): 878-886
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Tubificoides bruneli Erséus, 1989 (original description)
Tubificoides crinitus Erséus, 1989 (original description)
Tubificoides inops Erséus, 1989 (original description)
Tubificoides panamensis Erséus, 1989 (original description)
Holotype USNM 119870, geounit Caribbean Sea, identified as Tubificoides panamensis Erséus, 1989
Holotype USNM 119875, geounit Caribbean Sea, identified as Tubificoides inops Erséus, 1989
Holotype USNM 119886, geounit Atlantic Coast of Canada, identified as Tubificoides bruneli Erséus, 1989
Holotype USNM 119891, geounit Gulf of Mexico, identified as Tubificoides crinitus Erséus, 1989
 Depth range

Subtidal to about 4 m depth [details]

 Distribution

Known only from the type locality in the St. Lawrence estuary, Canada. [details]

 Distribution

Caribbean coast of Panama, Barbados, Gulf of Mexico. [details]

 Etymology

The species is named for Prof. P. Brunel (Département de Biologie, Université de Montréal), who provided the ... [details]

 Etymology

The name inops is Latin for "poor, lacking," alluding to the species' lack of penes. [details]

 Etymology

named after the type-locality, Panama [details]

 Type locality

Erséus 1989 made a type error in the lat/lon of the holotype. not 90N but 9N [details]