WoRMS taxon details
Tubificoides wasselli Brinkhurst & Baker, 1979
395109 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:395109)
accepted
Species
Tubificoides foliatus Baker, 1983 · unaccepted
marine
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. [details] Available for editors
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Holotype CMN 1979-31, verbatimGeounit Indian river...
Holotype CMN 1979-31, verbatimGeounit Indian river Bay, Wh... [details]
Depth range sand and mud, intertidal to 60m depth
Distribution Delaware to Florida, British Colombia to California, and Puerto Rico
Etymology For Jim Wassell who collected the material
Depth range sand and mud, intertidal to 60m depth [details]
Distribution Delaware to Florida, British Colombia to California, and Puerto Rico
Distribution Delaware to Florida, British Colombia to California, and Puerto Rico [details]
Etymology For Jim Wassell who collected the material
Etymology For Jim Wassell who collected the material [details]
Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2025). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Tubificoides wasselli Brinkhurst & Baker, 1979. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=395109 on 2025-08-24
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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. [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Tubificoides foliatus Baker, 1983) Baker, H.R. (1983). New species of Tubificoides Lastockin (Oligochaeta; Tubificidae) from the Pacific Northeast and the Arctic. <em>Canadian Journal of Zoology.</em> 61(6): 1270-1283. [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]

original description (of Tubificoides foliatus Baker, 1983) Baker, H.R. (1983). New species of Tubificoides Lastockin (Oligochaeta; Tubificidae) from the Pacific Northeast and the Arctic. <em>Canadian Journal of Zoology.</em> 61(6): 1270-1283. [details] Available for editors

basis of record Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
Other
additional source
Milligan, M. R. (1987). Marine Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) from Puerto Rico with descriptions of two new species, Tubificoides aguadillensis and Heterodrilus paucifascis. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 100(3): 480-489. [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 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]





Holotype CMN 1979-31, verbatimGeounit Indian river Bay, Wh... [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range sand and mud, intertidal to 60m depth [details]Distribution Delaware to Florida, British Colombia to California, and Puerto Rico [details]
Etymology For Jim Wassell who collected the material [details]
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal United States part of the North Pacific Ocean (Marine Region) Aquaculture: accidental [details]
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Tubificoides foliatus Baker, 1983)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Tubificoides wasselli)
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (1 record)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (16 records) (from synonym Tubificoides foliatus Baker, 1983)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Tubificoides foliatus Baker, 1983)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Tubificoides wasselli)
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (1 record)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (16 records) (from synonym Tubificoides foliatus Baker, 1983)
To ITIS