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Erséus, C. (1984). Taxonomy of some species of Phallodrilus (Oligochaeta: Tubificidae) from the Northwest Atlantic, with description of four new species. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 97(4): 812-826.
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Erséus, C.
1984
Taxonomy of some species of Phallodrilus (Oligochaeta: Tubificidae) from the Northwest Atlantic, with description of four new species
Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington
97(4): 812-826
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Atlantic Coast of North America for Phallodrilus boeschi Erséus, 1984 
Georges Bank for Phallodrilus coeloprostatus Cook, 1969 
Georges Bank for Phallodrilus flabellifer Erséus, 1984 
Holotype USNM 96042, geounit Atlantic Coast of North America, identified as Phallodrilus boeschi Erséus, 1984
Holotype USNM 96047, geounit Georges Bank, identified as Phallodrilus flabellifer Erséus, 1984
Holotype USNM 96050, geounit Barbados, identified as Phallodrilus caviatriatus Erséus, 1984
Holotype USNM 96053, geounit Georges Bank, identified as Phallodrilus davisi Erséus, 1984
 Depth range

Sublittoral, medium to coarse sand, known from 29-200 rn depth [details]

 Depth range

Sublittoral, largely coarse sands, known from 78-80 m depth. [details]

 Depth range

Sublittoral, largely coarse sand, known from 78-79 m depth. [details]

 Distribution

This species was described from sublittoral sediments off New Jersey and North Carolina (Erséus and Baker 1979), ... [details]

 Distribution

Known only from the type-locality in Barbados [details]

 Distribution

East coast of the U.S.A., from Massachusetts (Cape Cod Bay and Georges Bank) to Maryland. [details]

 Distribution

Known only from Georges Bank, SE of Massachusetts [details]

 Distribution

Known only from Georges Bank, SE of Massachusetts [details]

 Distribution

west of New Yersey [details]

 Ecology

sublittoral, largey coarse sands, known from 3.4-78m depth [details]

 Ecology

Sublittoral, largely coarse sands, known from 3-15.5m depth [details]

 Etymology

The species is named for Dr. D. F. Boesch (now at Lumcon, Chauvin, Louisiana), principal investigator of the Bureau ... [details]

 Etymology

The name caviatriatus refers to the hollow (=Latin “cavus”) nature of the atrium of this species. [details]

 Etymology

The name flabellifer (Latin for “fan-bearing”) alludes to the fanshaped arrangement of the penial setae of ... [details]