MSBIAS name details
Bacescuella arctica Erséus, 1978
177289 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:177289)
unaccepted (Synonym)
Species
Bacescuella Hrabe, 1973 accepted as Aktedrilus Knöllner, 1935
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Erséus, C. (1978). Two new species of the little-known Genus Bacescuella Hrabĕ (Oligochaeta, Tubificidae) from the North Atlantic. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 7:263-267., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1978.tb00609.x [details] Available for editors 
Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2026). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Bacescuella arctica Erséus, 1978. Accessed through: The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026) Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=177289 on 2026-07-14
The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026). Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications. Bacescuella arctica Erséus, 1978. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=177289 on 2026-07-14
original description
Erséus, C. (1978). Two new species of the little-known Genus Bacescuella Hrabĕ (Oligochaeta, Tubificidae) from the North Atlantic. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 7:263-267., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1978.tb00609.x [details] Available for editors
basis of record Timm,. T. (2004). Oligochaeta checklist for ERMS2. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Erseus, C. (1980). Taxonomic studies on the marine genera Aktedrilus Knöllner and Bacescuella Hrabe (Oligochaeta, Tubificidae), with descriptions of seven new species. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 9:97-111., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1980.tb00656.x [details] Available for editors
source of synonymy Timm,. T. (2004). Oligochaeta checklist for ERMS2. (look up in IMIS) [details]
identification resource Brinkhurst, R.O. (1982). British and Other Marine and Estuarine Oligochaetes. <em>Synopses of the British Fauna.</em> 21: 1-127. [details] Available for editors
basis of record Timm,. T. (2004). Oligochaeta checklist for ERMS2. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Erseus, C. (1980). Taxonomic studies on the marine genera Aktedrilus Knöllner and Bacescuella Hrabe (Oligochaeta, Tubificidae), with descriptions of seven new species. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 9:97-111., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1980.tb00656.x [details] Available for editors
source of synonymy Timm,. T. (2004). Oligochaeta checklist for ERMS2. (look up in IMIS) [details]
identification resource Brinkhurst, R.O. (1982). British and Other Marine and Estuarine Oligochaetes. <em>Synopses of the British Fauna.</em> 21: 1-127. [details] Available for editors