WoRMS taxon details
original description
Erséus, C. (1984). Taxonomy and phylogeny of the gutless Phallodrilinae (Oligochaeta,Tubificidae), with descriptions of one new genus and twenty-two new species. Zoologica Scripta, 13(4): 239-272 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source
Erséus, C. (2003). The gutless Tubificidae (Annelida: Oligochaeta) of the Bahamas. <em>Meiofauna Marina.</em> 12: 59-84. page(s): 61 [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype USNM 96535, geounit Barbados part of the North Atlantic Ocean [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Subtidal sand, from 0.3 to at least 14m depth [details]
Depth range 1-14m [details]
Distribution Bahamas, Barbados [details]
Distribution Barbados [details]
Ecology Subtidal carbonate sands [details]
Etymology This species is named for Dr H. Spero, who collected the sediment at the type locality and several other valuable samples, while scuba-diving, during my visit to the Bellairs Research Institute in 1979 [details]
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