WoRMS taxon details
Limnodriloides adversus Erséus, 1990
475794 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:475794)
accepted
Species
Limnodrilus adversus Erséus, 1990 · unaccepted (lapsus)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Erséus, C. (1990). The marine Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) of the barrier reef ecosystems at Carrie Bow Cay, Belize, and other parts of the Caribbean Sea, with descriptions of twenty-seven new species and revision of Heterodrilus, Thalassodrilides and Smithsonidrilus. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 19(3): 243-303., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1990.tb00259.x [details] Available for editors 
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Holotype USNM 127967, geounit Panama Bight
Holotype USNM 127967, geounit Panama Bight [details]
Depth range Subtidal, to at least 5 m depth.
Distribution Caribbean coast of Panama and Belize
Etymology The species epithet adversus is Latin for 'turned towards', 'opposite'. which refers to the direction of the spermathecal...
Depth range Subtidal, to at least 5 m depth. [details]
Distribution Caribbean coast of Panama and Belize
Distribution Caribbean coast of Panama and Belize [details]
Etymology The species epithet adversus is Latin for 'turned towards', 'opposite'. which refers to the direction of the spermathecal...
Etymology The species epithet adversus is Latin for 'turned towards', 'opposite'. which refers to the direction of the spermathecal seta; in this species the large seta is directed against the posterior, which is contrary to the situation in the closely related L. hastatus and L. parahastutus [details]
Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2024). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Limnodriloides adversus Erséus, 1990. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=475794 on 2024-05-01
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original description
Erséus, C. (1990). The marine Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) of the barrier reef ecosystems at Carrie Bow Cay, Belize, and other parts of the Caribbean Sea, with descriptions of twenty-seven new species and revision of Heterodrilus, Thalassodrilides and Smithsonidrilus. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 19(3): 243-303., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1990.tb00259.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]
[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 127967, geounit Panama Bight [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Subtidal, to at least 5 m depth. [details]Distribution Caribbean coast of Panama and Belize [details]
Etymology The species epithet adversus is Latin for 'turned towards', 'opposite'. which refers to the direction of the spermathecal seta; in this species the large seta is directed against the posterior, which is contrary to the situation in the closely related L. hastatus and L. parahastutus [details]
