WoRMS taxon details
original description
Erséus, C. (1989). Four new West-Atlantic species of Tubificoides (Oligochaeta, Tubificidae). <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 102(4): 878-886. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source
Milligan, M.R. (1996). Identification manual for the aquatic Oligochaeta of Florida. Volume II. Estuarine and nearshore marine oligochaetes. <em>Florida Departement of Environmental protection, Division of Water Facilities, Tallahasse, Florida, U.S.A.</em> 239pp. [details]
Holotype USNM 119875, geounit Caribbean Sea [details]
From editor or global species database
Distribution Caribbean coast of Panama, Barbados, Gulf of Mexico. [details]
Etymology The name inops is Latin for "poor, lacking," alluding to the species' lack of penes. [details]
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