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Erséus, C. (1982). Taxonomic revision of the marine genus Limnodriloides (Oligochaeta: Tubificidae). Verhandlungen des naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins in Hamburg (NF). 25: 207-277.
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Erséus, C.
1982
Taxonomic revision of the marine genus Limnodriloides (Oligochaeta: Tubificidae).
Verhandlungen des naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins in Hamburg (NF)
25: 207-277.
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The taxonomy and morphology of Limnodriloides Pierantoni, 1903, are studied on the basis of material from a great number of geographical areas. Descriptions and taxonomic remarks are given for twenty—three species of Limnodriloides, including fourteen that are new to science (L. vespertinus n. sp., L. atriotumidus n.sp.,L. validus n. sp., L. claviger n. sp., L. sphaerothecus n. sp., L. rubicundus n. sp., L. australis n. sp., L. scandinavicus n. sp., L. armatus n. sp., L. baculatus n. sp., L. hastatus n. sp., L. ascensionae n. sp., L. tenuiductus n. sp., and L. uniampullatus n. sp.). A new subspecies, L. agnes virginiae n. subsp., is also described. Two species originally described as members of Limnodriloides, L. verrucosus Cook, 1974, and L. bori Righi & Kanner, 1979, are transferred to Tectidrilus n. gen., together with Peloscolex gabriellae Marcus, 1950 sensu stricto, and two new species, Tectidrilus squalidus n. sp. and T. diversus n. sp. Most of the species of Limnodriloides and Tectidrilus have oesophageal diverticula in segment IX, a feature also shared by Smithsonidrilus Brinkhurst, 1966, and Marcusaedrilus Righi & Kanner, 1979. These four diverticulate genera, as well as three others (Thalassodrilides Brinkhurst & Baker, 1979, Kaketio Righi & Kanner, 1979, and Parakaketio Erseus, 1982) lacking oesophageal diverticula, but having oesophagus enlarged and barrel-shaped in segment IX, are assigned to a new (marine) subfamily within the Tubificidae, the Limnodriloidinae n. subfam.
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Limnodriloidinae Erséus, 1982 (original description)
Peloscolex gabriellae Ev. Marcus, 1950 accepted as Tectidrilus gabriellae (Ev. Marcus, 1950) (additional source) Tectidrilus Erséus, 1982 (original description) Tectidrilus gabriellae (Ev. Marcus, 1950) (new combination reference) Depth range intertidally and from 307 to 2191m [details] Dispersal Intertidal (or barely subtidal?) sand, and algal overcrusts. Known only from the Ascension Island (S. Atlantic). [details] Distribution Subtidal sand, down to a few metres depth. Italy (new record), Yugoslavia and Bulgaria; thus the nominate subspecies ... [details] Distribution subtidal sand in shallow water. Known only from the type locality in Chesapeake Bay, Virginia (NW Atlantic). [details] Distribution Subtidal coral reef sands, 0.5-5 m. Known only from Heron Reef, in the Great Barrier Reef (SW Pacific). [details] Distribution Subtidal, coral reef sands, known only from very shallow water. Heron and Wistari Reefs in the Southern part of the ... [details] Distribution Subtidal sands, known from 1.5-11.5 m. Florida and N. Carolina (NW Atlantic). [details] Distribution L. barnardi inhabits various kinds of subtidal sand, known from 0.5—150 m depth. New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, ... [details] Distribution Subtidal muddy silt and sand; known from 5—7 m depth. Bermuda and Barbados, in the NW Atlantic; probably ... [details] Distribution Subtidal, 20-40 m. Known only from W of Florida (Eastern part of the Gulf of Mexico). [details] Distribution Subtidal, shallow sands, 0.5-0.7 m. Mediterranean Sea: Yugoslavia. [details] Distribution Known from various kinds of silt and sand, often sediments that are rich in organic material. Brackish water or ... [details] Distribution Subtidal sediments, generally containing mud and/or large fine fractions, down to at least 74 m depth. Eastern USA ... [details] Distribution Intertidal and subtidal sands, down to at least 45 m depth. Sometimes associated with Arenicola burrows. North Sea ... [details] Distribution Subtidal coral reef sand, 0.1-0.5 m. Known only from the Heron Reef (SW Pacific). [details] Distribution Barely subtidal coral reef sand, 0.1-0.5 m. Known only from the Heron Reef (SW Pacific). [details] Distribution Known only from SE Florida and the Bahamas, in the NW Atlantic [details] Distribution Intertidal and subtidal sediments, SW Africa (SE Atlantic). [details] Distribution Subtidal, muddy bottoms, 0.5-14 m. Bermuda, Florida, Barbados (all new records), and Curacao; probably widely ... [details] Distribution Subtidal sediments. Known only from California. [details] Distribution Subtidal muddy silt and sand (5-9 m). Bermuda and Barbados (new records), and Brazil; can be expected to occur ... [details] Distribution Subtidal muddy sand, 0.6-2 m. Known only from the W coast of Florida. [details] Distribution Subtidal, muddy bottoms, known only from very shallow waters. Venezuela (new record), and Pacific coast of Mexico, ... [details] Ecology Subtidal sediments of various kinds (from fine sands to gravel), often found in beds of seaweeds (Posidonia); known ... [details] Ecology Fine sediment on the continental slope, known from about 460 m depth. Known only from the type locality, off ... [details] Ecology Subtidal sandy or fine sediment, often with detritus, known depth range 0.2—200 m. Mediterranean and Black Seas: ... [details] Ecology Fine sediments of the continental slope, known from 1000-1518 m. Known only from the area of the type locality, off ... [details] Ecology Fine sediment on outer edge of continental shelf, 256—293 m depth. Known only from the type locality, off ... [details] Ecology Subtidal shallow, often muddy, bottoms, down to 3 m at least [details] Ecology Known from intertidal and subtidal habitats (down to 451 m), even from brackish water (H.R. Baker, personal ... [details] Etymology "tectus" latin =covered. "drilus" Greek=worm; worm covered with foreign particles [details] Neotype According to Prof. P. Omodeo in Padova, Italy, who was a student of Pierantoni, there is no material left from the ... [details] Spelling Up till July 30, 2017 this species was listed in WoRMS as L. sphaerothecatus but was considered a lapsus for the ... [details] Type material According to Prof. P. Omodea in Padova, Italy (personal communication), who was a student of Pierantoni, there is ... [details] Type material sections of the genital region of the holotype have been lost [details] |