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Brinkhurst, R.O. (1985). A further contribution to the taxonomy of the genus Tubificoides Lastockin (Oligochaeta: Tubificidae. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 63: 400-410.
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Brinkhurst, R.O.
1985
A further contribution to the taxonomy of the genus Tubificoides Lastockin (Oligochaeta: Tubificidae
Canadian Journal of Zoology
63: 400-410
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The species of the genus Tubificoides with hair setae and with at least some bifid setae as opposed to pectinate setae in the dorsal bundies are reviewed. Tubificoides insularis (Stephenson) is removed from synonymy with T. benedii (d'Udekem), and T. apectinatus (Brinkhurst) is divided into that species and two new species, Tubificoides pseudapectinatus and T. parapectinatus. Four other new species are described, T. imajimai, T. swirencoides, T. scoticus, and T. bakeri. Three other taxa are described but not named because of lack of adequate material. Tubificoides amplivasatus (Erseus) is reported from Scotland. Nearly all Tubificoides species have more limited distributions than were apparent when the genus was expanded by Brinkhurst and Baker (1979. Can. J. Zool. 57: 1553-1569).
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Tubificoides amplivasatus (Erséus, 1975) (additional source)
Tubificoides apectinatus (Brinkhurst, 1965) (additional source)
Tubificoides bakeri Brinkhurst, 1985 (original description)
Tubificoides clydensis Brinkhurst, 1985 (original description)
Tubificoides imajimai Brinkhurst, 1985 (original description)
Tubificoides insularis (Stephenson, 1922) (new combination reference)
Tubificoides parapectinatus Brinkhurst, 1985 (original description)
Tubificoides pseudapectinatus Brinkhurst, 1985 (original description)
Tubificoides scoticus Brinkhurst, 1985 (original description)
Tubificoides swirencoides Brinkhurst, 1985 (original description)
Tubificoides apectinatus (Brinkhurst, 1965) (additional source)
Tubificoides bakeri Brinkhurst, 1985 (original description)
Tubificoides clydensis Brinkhurst, 1985 (original description)
Tubificoides imajimai Brinkhurst, 1985 (original description)
Tubificoides insularis (Stephenson, 1922) (new combination reference)
Tubificoides parapectinatus Brinkhurst, 1985 (original description)
Tubificoides pseudapectinatus Brinkhurst, 1985 (original description)
Tubificoides scoticus Brinkhurst, 1985 (original description)
Tubificoides swirencoides Brinkhurst, 1985 (original description)
Cape Cod Bay for Tubificoides pseudapectinatus Brinkhurst, 1985
Holotype USNM 097294, geounit British Columbia, identified as Tubificoides bakeri Brinkhurst, 1985
Holotype USNM 097299, geounit Kanagawa, identified as Tubificoides imajimai Brinkhurst, 1985
Holotype USNM 097301, geounit British Columbia, identified as Tubificoides parapectinatus Brinkhurst, 1985
Holotype USNM 097306, geounit Cape Cod Bay, identified as Tubificoides pseudapectinatus Brinkhurst, 1985
Holotype BMNH 1984.15.1, geounit Firth of Forth, identified as Tubificoides scoticus Brinkhurst, 1985
Holotype BMNH 1984.15.12, verbatimGeounit R. Humber, Immingham..., identified as Tubificoides swirencoides Brinkhurst, 1985
Holotype USNM 097299, geounit Kanagawa, identified as Tubificoides imajimai Brinkhurst, 1985
Holotype USNM 097301, geounit British Columbia, identified as Tubificoides parapectinatus Brinkhurst, 1985
Holotype USNM 097306, geounit Cape Cod Bay, identified as Tubificoides pseudapectinatus Brinkhurst, 1985
Holotype BMNH 1984.15.1, geounit Firth of Forth, identified as Tubificoides scoticus Brinkhurst, 1985
Holotype BMNH 1984.15.12, verbatimGeounit R. Humber, Immingham..., identified as Tubificoides swirencoides Brinkhurst, 1985
Depth range
collected at a depth of 10m at the Victoria, British Columbia site and at 61m at the Los Angeles, California site [details]
Ecology
Anoxic mud in the River Humber, around Grimsby, intertidal to a depth of 1-5 m [details]
Etymology
named after H.R. Baker, who collected the material [details]
Etymology
named after M. Imajima who colllected the material [details]
Etymology
There is no etymological explanation but it is probably derived from the similar T. apectinatus, with which it was ... [details]
Etymology
There is no etymological explanation but it is probably derived from T. swirencoi (and T. intermedius?) which is a ... [details]
Taxonomic remark
This species was regarded a junior synonym of T. benedii until Brinkhurst (1985) proved it to be a separate ... [details]