Hong Kong Register of Marine Species - Marcusaedrilus Righi & Kanner, 1979

HKRMS name details

Marcusaedrilus Righi & Kanner, 1979

AphiaID

475500 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:475500)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (synonym)

Accepted name

Smithsonidrilus Brinkhurst, 1966

Rank

Genus

Parent

Limnodriloidinae Erséus, 1982

Original name

Marcusaedrilus Righi & Kanner, 1979

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Species Marcusaedrilus irregularis Erséus, 1983 accepted as Smithsonidrilus irregularis (Erséus, 1983) (Synonym)
Species Marcusaedrilus vesiculatus Erséus, 1984 accepted as Smithsonidrilus vesiculatus (Erséus, 1984) (Synonym)

Environment

marine

Original description

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

Taxonomic citation

Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2025). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Marcusaedrilus Righi & Kanner, 1979. Accessed through: Astudillo, J. C.; Williams, G. A.; Leung, K. M. Y.; Cannicci, S.; Yasuhara, M.; Yau, C.; Qiu, J-W.; Ang, P. O.; To, A. W. L.; Shea, S. K. H. (Eds.) (2025) Hong Kong Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/hkrms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=475500 on 2026-03-31

Regional species database citation

Astudillo, J. C.; Williams, G. A.; Leung, K. M. Y.; Cannicci, S.; Yasuhara, M.; Yau, C.; Qiu, J-W.; Ang, P. O.; To, A. W. L.; Shea, S. K. H. (Eds.) (2026). Hong Kong Register of Marine Species. Marcusaedrilus Righi & Kanner, 1979. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/hkrms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=475500 on 2026-03-31

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2010-05-11 06:10:54Z

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

additional source Erseus, C. (1983). Taxonomic Studies of the Marine Genus Marcusaedrilus Righi & Kanner (Oligochaeta, Tubificidae), with Descriptions of Seven New Species from the Caribbean Area and Australia. Zoologica Scripta. 12(1): 25-36., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1983.tb00546.x
note: Emendation (re-diagnosis of genus) [details] Available for editors

additional source Erséus, C. (1990). The marine Tubificidae and Naididae (Oligochaeta) of Southwestern Australia. In: Proceedings of the Third International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Albany, Western Australia. 1, 43-88. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

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