WoRMS taxon details
Limnodriloides problematicus Erséus, 1990
414046 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:414046)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Erséus, C. (1990). Marine Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) of Victoria, Australia, with descriptions of six new species. <em>Memoirs of the museum of Victoria.</em> 50(2):275-1990., available online at https://museumsvictoria.com.au/media/4974/jmmv19905003.pdf [details] Available for editors 
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Holotype NMV F57379, verbatimGeounit Banksia...
Holotype NMV F57379, verbatimGeounit Banksia peninsula, E... [details]
Depth range intertidal and subtidal, muddy or sandy sediment, to at least about 8m depth
Distribution Victoria, Australia, and both North and South Islands, New Zealand.
Etymology named problematicus as it is difficult to establish whether this form really is a species seperate from L. stercoreus
Depth range intertidal and subtidal, muddy or sandy sediment, to at least about 8m depth [details]
Distribution Victoria, Australia, and both North and South Islands, New Zealand.
Distribution Victoria, Australia, and both North and South Islands, New Zealand. [details]
Etymology named problematicus as it is difficult to establish whether this form really is a species seperate from L. stercoreus
Etymology named problematicus as it is difficult to establish whether this form really is a species seperate from L. stercoreus [details]
Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2026). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Limnodriloides problematicus Erséus, 1990. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=414046 on 2026-07-25
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Nomenclature
original description
Erséus, C. (1990). Marine Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) of Victoria, Australia, with descriptions of six new species. <em>Memoirs of the museum of Victoria.</em> 50(2):275-1990., available online at https://museumsvictoria.com.au/media/4974/jmmv19905003.pdf [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Glasby, Christopher J.; Read, Geoffrey B.; Lee, Kenneth E.; Blakemore, R.J.; Fraser, P.M.; Pinder, A.M.; Erséus, C.; Moser, W.E.; Burreson, E.M.; Govedich, F.R.; Davies, R.W.; Dawson, E.W. (2009). Phylum Annelida: bristleworms, earthworms, leeches. <em>[Book chapter].</em> Chapt 17, pp. 312-358. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]basis of record Glasby, Christopher J.; Read, Geoffrey B.; Lee, Kenneth E.; Blakemore, R.J.; Fraser, P.M.; Pinder, A.M.; Erséus, C.; Moser, W.E.; Burreson, E.M.; Govedich, F.R.; Davies, R.W.; Dawson, E.W. (2009). Phylum Annelida: bristleworms, earthworms, leeches. <em>[Book chapter].</em> Chapt 17, pp. 312-358. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype NMV F57379, verbatimGeounit Banksia peninsula, E... [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range intertidal and subtidal, muddy or sandy sediment, to at least about 8m depth [details]Distribution Victoria, Australia, and both North and South Islands, New Zealand. [details]
Etymology named problematicus as it is difficult to establish whether this form really is a species seperate from L. stercoreus [details]
