WoRMS taxon details

Mexidrilus immodicus Erséus, 1993

475927  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:475927)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Annelida (Phylum)
  4. Clitellata (Class)
  5. Oligochaeta (Subclass)
  6. Tubificida (Order)
  7. Tubificina (Suborder)
  8. Naididae (Family)
  9. Phallodrilinae (Subfamily)
  10. Mexidrilus (Genus)
  11. Mexidrilus immodicus (Species)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Erséus, C. (1993). The marine Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) of Rottnest Island, Western Australia. <em>In Proceedings of the Fifth International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Fauna and Flora of Rottnest Island, Western Australia.</em> 331-390. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Holotype  WAM 121-92, geounit Rottnest Island  
Holotype WAM 121-92, geounit Rottnest Island [details]
Depth range Intertidal and barely subtidal sand.  
Depth range Intertidal and barely subtidal sand. [details]

Distribution Known only from southwestern Western Australia  
Distribution Known only from southwestern Western Australia [details]

Etymology the species epithet immodicus (Latin for 'immoderate', 'excessive') refers to the conspicuously muscular vasa deferentia  
Etymology the species epithet immodicus (Latin for 'immoderate', 'excessive') refers to the conspicuously muscular vasa deferentia [details]
Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2024). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Mexidrilus immodicus Erséus, 1993. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=475927 on 2024-04-26
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2010-05-11 08:20:37Z
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Timm, Tarmo
2017-06-28 09:42:57Z
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van Haaren, Ton

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original description Erséus, C. (1993). The marine Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) of Rottnest Island, Western Australia. <em>In Proceedings of the Fifth International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Fauna and Flora of Rottnest Island, Western Australia.</em> 331-390. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Erséus, C.; Wang, H. (2005). Marine Tubificidae (Annelida: Clitellata) of the Esperance area, Western Australia. <em>In: F.E. Wells, D.I. Walker & G.A. Kendrick. The Marine Flora and Fauna of Esperance, Western Australia. Western Australian Museum, Perth.</em> p 399-424., available online at http://benthos.ihb.ac.cn/Ers%C3%A9usWang05Esperance.pdf [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype WAM 121-92, geounit Rottnest Island [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Intertidal and barely subtidal sand. [details]

Distribution Known only from southwestern Western Australia [details]

Ecology Barely subtidal sand, associated with tufts of calcareous algae [details]

Etymology the species epithet immodicus (Latin for 'immoderate', 'excessive') refers to the conspicuously muscular vasa deferentia [details]

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