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Torodrilus gelidus Erséus & Rota, 1996

370543  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:370543)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Annelida (Phylum)
  4. Clitellata (Class)
  5. Oligochaeta (Subclass)
  6. Tubificida (Order)
  7. Tubificina (Suborder)
  8. Naididae (Family)
  9. Rhyacodrilinae (Subfamily)
  10. Torodrilus (Genus)
  11. Torodrilus gelidus (Species)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Erséus, C.; Rota, E. (1996). Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) from the Ross Sea (Antarctica) with descriptions of one new genus and two new species. <em>Polar Biol.</em> 16 (7): 491-496. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Holotype  SMNH 4744, geounit Ross Sea  
Holotype SMNH 4744, geounit Ross Sea [details]
Depth range Fine sand at 126 m depth  
Depth range Fine sand at 126 m depth [details]

Distribution Known only from the type locality in the Ross Sea, Antarctica.  
Distribution Known only from the type locality in the Ross Sea, Antarctica. [details]

Etymology Named gelidus (Latin for ‘icy cold, harsh’), referring to the High Antarctic location of the type locality  
Etymology Named gelidus (Latin for ‘icy cold, harsh’), referring to the High Antarctic location of the type locality [details]
Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2025). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Torodrilus gelidus Erséus & Rota, 1996. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=370543 on 2025-05-28
Date
action
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2008-11-24 13:50:55Z
created
Martin, Patrick
2008-11-25 06:54:28Z
changed
Martin, Patrick
2017-06-27 18:01:11Z
changed
van Haaren, Ton

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Nomenclature

original description Erséus, C.; Rota, E. (1996). Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) from the Ross Sea (Antarctica) with descriptions of one new genus and two new species. <em>Polar Biol.</em> 16 (7): 491-496. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

basis of record Checklist of the antarctic Oligochaeta by Patrick Martin (look up in IMIS) [details] 

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype SMNH 4744, geounit Ross Sea [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Fine sand at 126 m depth [details]

Distribution Known only from the type locality in the Ross Sea, Antarctica. [details]

Etymology Named gelidus (Latin for ‘icy cold, harsh’), referring to the High Antarctic location of the type locality [details]
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