WoRMS taxon details
original description
Erséus, C. (2003). The gutless Tubificidae (Annelida: Oligochaeta) of the Bahamas. <em>Meiofauna Marina.</em> 12: 59-84. page(s): 77 [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype SMNH 5454, geounit Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Subtidal fine sand, at 2m depth [details]
Distribution Bahamas [details]
Etymology named avitus, Latin for 'ancestral', alluding to the assumedly plesiomorphic features of this species (ventral spermathecal pores, poorly developed copulatory sacs) [details]
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