WoRMS taxon details
original description
Erséus, C. (1984). The marine Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) of Hong Kong and Southern China. <em>Asian Marine Biology.</em> 1: 135-175. [details] Available for editors [request]
context source (HKRMS)
Erseus, C.; Diaz, R.J. (1997). The Oligochaeta of the Cape d' Aguilar marine reserve, Hong Kong. <em>In: Morton B, editor. Proceedings of the Eighth International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China. The Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China IV. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong.</em> 189-204., available online at https://lib.hku.hk/Press/9622094376.pdf [details]
additional source
Erséus, C. (1990). Marine Oligochaeta of Hong Kong. <em>In: Morton B, editor. Proceedings of the Second International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China. The Marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and southern china II. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong.</em> 1: 259-335. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source
Erséus, C.; Wang, H. (2003). Marine Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) of the Dampier area, Western Australia. <em>In: F.E. Wells, D.J. Walker & D.S. Jones. The marine Flora and Fauna of Dampier, Western Australia. Western Australian Museum, Perth.</em> 363-394., available online at http://benthos.ihb.ac.cn/Ers%C3%A9usWang03Dampier.pdf [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source
Erséus, C. (1997). The marine Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) of Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia, with descriptions of fifteen new species. <em>In Proceedings of the Sixth International Marine Biological Workshop. The marine flora and fauna of Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia: Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory and the Australian Marine Sciences Association.</em> 99-132. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source
Erséus, C. (1997). Marine Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) from the Montebello and Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia, with descriptions of twenty-three new species. <em>In: F.E. Wells (ed.), Proceedings of the Seventh International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia, Western Australian Museum, Perth.</em> pp. 389-458. [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype BMNH 1983:67:17, geounit Hong Kong [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Subtidal, and intertidal rock pool, sediments, with at least some silt and/or clay, to at least 21m depth [details]
Depth range Subtidal, somewhat sandy silt and clay, depth 10-14 m. [details]
Depth range Lower intertidal and subtidal sand, to at least 15 m depth. [details]
Depth range Subtidal sediments, always with a considerable amount of silt and clay, 0.5-21 m depth. [details]
Distribution Northern territory, Queensland, Southern China [details]
Distribution Western Australia, Northern Territory and Hong Kong. [details]
Etymology The sluggish behaviour of this species has caused me to name it piger (Latin for “sluggish, inactive") [details]
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