WoRMS taxon details

Olavius verpa Erséus, 1985

476007  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:476007)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Annelida (Phylum)
  4. Clitellata (Class)
  5. Oligochaeta (Subclass)
  6. Tubificida (Order)
  7. Tubificina (Suborder)
  8. Naididae (Family)
  9. Phallodrilinae (Subfamily)
  10. Olavius (Genus)
  11. Olavius verpa (Species)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Erséus, C. (1985). Marine Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) of the Arabian gulf coast of Saudi Arabia (Part 2). <em>Fauna of Saudi Arabia.</em> 7: 59-63. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Holotype  SMNH 3341, geounit Saudi Arabian Exclusive...  
Holotype SMNH 3341, geounit Saudi Arabian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Distribution Known only from the Arabian Gulf coast of Saudi Arabia  
Distribution Known only from the Arabian Gulf coast of Saudi Arabia [details]

Etymology verpa is Latin for Penis  
Etymology verpa is Latin for Penis [details]
Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2025). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Olavius verpa Erséus, 1985. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=476007 on 2025-04-28
Date
action
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2010-05-11 08:20:37Z
created
Timm, Tarmo
2019-06-22 06:20:58Z
changed
van Haaren, Ton

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Nomenclature

original description Erséus, C. (1985). Marine Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) of the Arabian gulf coast of Saudi Arabia (Part 2). <em>Fauna of Saudi Arabia.</em> 7: 59-63. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

Holotype SMNH 3341, geounit Saudi Arabian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Distribution Known only from the Arabian Gulf coast of Saudi Arabia [details]

Etymology verpa is Latin for Penis [details]
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