WoRMS taxon details
Pirodrilus Erséus, 1992
137379 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137379)
accepted
Genus
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Erséus, C. (1992). A generic revision of the Phallodrilinae (Oligochaeta, Tubificidae). <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 21(1): 5-48., available online at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1992.tb00308.x/abstract [details] Available for editors
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Etymology The name is a combination of pirum (Latin for ‘pear’), referring to the pear-shaped, erect atria, and drilus (Greek for...
Etymology The name is a combination of pirum (Latin for ‘pear’), referring to the pear-shaped, erect atria, and drilus (Greek for ‘worm’) [details]
Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2023). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Pirodrilus Erséus, 1992. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137379 on 2023-12-11
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Erséus, C. (1992). A generic revision of the Phallodrilinae (Oligochaeta, Tubificidae). <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 21(1): 5-48., available online at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1992.tb00308.x/abstract [details] Available for editors
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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]

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]
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Etymology The name is a combination of pirum (Latin for ‘pear’), referring to the pear-shaped, erect atria, and drilus (Greek for ‘worm’) [details]