WoRMS taxon details
Limnodriloides uniampullatus Erséus, 1982
475832 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:475832)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Holotype QM GH844, geounit Great Barrier Reef
Holotype QM GH844, geounit Great Barrier Reef [details]
Depth range Subtidal sands, 0.1-6 m depth.
Depth range Subtidal sands, to at least 6 in depth
Distribution Great Barrier Reef (Australia), and southern China
Distribution Barely subtidal coral reef sand, 0.1-0.5 m. Known only from the Heron Reef (SW Pacific).
Distribution West Atlantic: Belize, Bonaire; West Pacific: Great Barrier Reef, southern China
Distribution Southern China and the Great Barrier Reef
Depth range Subtidal sands, 0.1-6 m depth. [details]
Depth range Subtidal sands, to at least 6 in depth
Depth range Subtidal sands, to at least 6 in depth [details]
Distribution Great Barrier Reef (Australia), and southern China
Distribution Great Barrier Reef (Australia), and southern China [details]
Distribution Barely subtidal coral reef sand, 0.1-0.5 m. Known only from the Heron Reef (SW Pacific).
Distribution Barely subtidal coral reef sand, 0.1-0.5 m. Known only from the Heron Reef (SW Pacific). [details]
Distribution West Atlantic: Belize, Bonaire; West Pacific: Great Barrier Reef, southern China
Distribution West Atlantic: Belize, Bonaire; West Pacific: Great Barrier Reef, southern China [details]
Distribution Southern China and the Great Barrier Reef
Distribution Southern China and the Great Barrier Reef [details]
Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2026). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Limnodriloides uniampullatus Erséus, 1982. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=475832 on 2026-10-20
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Nomenclature
original description
Erséus, C. (1982). Taxonomic revision of the marine genus Limnodriloides (Oligochaeta: Tubificidae). <em>Verhandlungen des naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins in Hamburg (NF).</em> 25: 207-277. [details] Available for editors 
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context source (HKRMS)
Erseus, C. (1992). Oligochaeta from Hoi Ha Wan. <em>In: Morton B, editor. Proceedings of the Fourth International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China. The marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and southern China. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong.</em> 2: 909-917. [details]
additional source Erséus, C. (1984). The marine Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) of Hong Kong and Southern China. <em>Asian Marine Biology.</em> 1: 135-175., available online at https://doi.org/10.1515/9789882200128-017 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Erséus, C. (1990). Marine Oligochaeta of Hong Kong. <em>In: Morton B, editor. Proceedings of the Second International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China. The Marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and southern china II. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong.</em> 1: 259-335., available online at https://doi.org/10.1515/9789882202177-008 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source 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 Erseus, C.; Diaz, R.J. (1997). The Oligochaeta of the Cape d' Aguilar marine reserve, Hong Kong. <em>In: Morton B, editor. Proceedings of the Eighth International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China. The Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China IV. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong.</em> 189-204., available online at https://lib.hku.hk/Press/9622094376.pdf [details]
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]
additional source Erséus, C. (1984). The marine Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) of Hong Kong and Southern China. <em>Asian Marine Biology.</em> 1: 135-175., available online at https://doi.org/10.1515/9789882200128-017 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Erséus, C. (1990). Marine Oligochaeta of Hong Kong. <em>In: Morton B, editor. Proceedings of the Second International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China. The Marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and southern china II. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong.</em> 1: 259-335., available online at https://doi.org/10.1515/9789882202177-008 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source 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 Erseus, C.; Diaz, R.J. (1997). The Oligochaeta of the Cape d' Aguilar marine reserve, Hong Kong. <em>In: Morton B, editor. Proceedings of the Eighth International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China. The Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China IV. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong.</em> 189-204., available online at https://lib.hku.hk/Press/9622094376.pdf [details]
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 QM GH844, geounit Great Barrier Reef [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Subtidal sands, 0.1-6 m depth. [details]Depth range Subtidal sands, to at least 6 in depth [details]
Distribution Great Barrier Reef (Australia), and southern China [details]
Distribution Barely subtidal coral reef sand, 0.1-0.5 m. Known only from the Heron Reef (SW Pacific). [details]
Distribution West Atlantic: Belize, Bonaire; West Pacific: Great Barrier Reef, southern China [details]
Distribution Southern China and the Great Barrier Reef [details]
