WoRMS taxon details
Tubificoides brownae Brinkhurst & Baker, 1979
137572 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137572)
accepted
Species
Tubificoides coatesae Brinkhurst & Baker, 1979 · unaccepted
marine, brackish
Brinkhurst, R.O.; Baker, H.R. (1979). A review of the marine Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) of North America. <em>Canadian J. Zool.</em> 57(8): 1553-1569 French summary., available online at https://doi.org/10.1139/z79-203
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Holotype CMN 1979-29, geounit United States part of...
Holotype CMN 1979-29, geounit United States part of the North Atlantic Ocean [details]
Depth range subtidal to 25m depth
Depth range subtidal
Distribution British Columbia to California, Massachusetts to South Carolina, Gulf of Mexico and Saudi Arabia
Etymology For Betsy Brown (College of Marine Sciences, Delaware), who collected the specimens.
Depth range subtidal to 25m depth [details]
Depth range subtidal
Depth range subtidal [details]
Distribution British Columbia to California, Massachusetts to South Carolina, Gulf of Mexico and Saudi Arabia
Distribution British Columbia to California, Massachusetts to South Carolina, Gulf of Mexico and Saudi Arabia [details]
Etymology For Betsy Brown (College of Marine Sciences, Delaware), who collected the specimens.
Etymology For Betsy Brown (College of Marine Sciences, Delaware), who collected the specimens. [details]
Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2026). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Tubificoides brownae Brinkhurst & Baker, 1979. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137572 on 2026-10-31
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Nomenclature
original description
Brinkhurst, R.O.; Baker, H.R. (1979). A review of the marine Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) of North America. <em>Canadian J. Zool.</em> 57(8): 1553-1569 French summary., available online at https://doi.org/10.1139/z79-203
page(s): 1557 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Tubificoides coatesae Brinkhurst & Baker, 1979) Brinkhurst, R.O.; Baker, H.R. (1979). A review of the marine Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) of North America. <em>Canadian J. Zool.</em> 57(8): 1553-1569 French summary., available online at https://doi.org/10.1139/z79-203 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Erséus, C.; Healy, B.M. (2001). Oligochaeta, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 231-234 (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 1557 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Tubificoides coatesae Brinkhurst & Baker, 1979) Brinkhurst, R.O.; Baker, H.R. (1979). A review of the marine Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) of North America. <em>Canadian J. Zool.</em> 57(8): 1553-1569 French summary., available online at https://doi.org/10.1139/z79-203 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Erséus, C.; Healy, B.M. (2001). Oligochaeta, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 231-234 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
additional source
Milligan, M. R. (1991). Two new species of Tubificoides (Oligochaeta, Tubificidae) and new records of T. brownae and T. imajimai from the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean, with a redescription of T. bakeri. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 20(4): 339-345., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1991.tb00299.x [details] Available for editors [request]
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 van Haaren, T. (2016). Oligochaeten van brakke en zoute wateren in Nederland (Annelida:Oligochaeta). <em>Nederlandse Faunistische Mededelingen.</em> 46:115-164. [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]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 van Haaren, T. (2016). Oligochaeten van brakke en zoute wateren in Nederland (Annelida:Oligochaeta). <em>Nederlandse Faunistische Mededelingen.</em> 46:115-164. [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype CMN 1979-29, geounit United States part of the North Atlantic Ocean [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range subtidal to 25m depth [details]Depth range subtidal [details]
Distribution British Columbia to California, Massachusetts to South Carolina, Gulf of Mexico and Saudi Arabia [details]
Etymology For Betsy Brown (College of Marine Sciences, Delaware), who collected the specimens. [details]
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal United States part of the North Pacific Ocean (Marine Region) Aquaculture: accidental [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | dwergkustworm | [details] |
