WoRMS taxon details
original description
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 WAM 105-96, verbatimGeounit Lagoon E of Hermit I... [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Subtidal coarse sand, 4m depth [details]
Distribution Known only from Montebello Islands, Westerm Australia [details]
Etymology Named eremita (Latin for "hermit') referring to name of the type locality (Hermit Islands), as well as to the fact that only one specimen is available [details]
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