WoRMS taxon details
original description
Milligan, M. R. (1991). Two new species of Tubificoides (Oligochaeta, Tubificidae) and new records of T. brownae and T. imajimai from the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean, with a redescription of T. bakeri. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 20(4): 339-345., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1991.tb00299.x [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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 135412, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range subtidal to 25m depth [details]
Distribution Known only from area of type locality off the west coast of Florida in the Gulf of Mexico [details]
Etymology The name pollex is Latin for thumb, referring to the thumb-like resemblance of the cuticular penis sheath [details]
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