WoRMS taxon details
Tubificoides uncinatus Helgason & Erséus, 1987
476148 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:476148)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Helgason, G. V.; Erséus, C. (1987). Three new species of Tubificoides (Oligochaeta, Tubificidae) from the North-West Atlantic and notes on geographic variation in the circumpolar T. kozloffi. <em>Sarsia.</em> 72(2): 159-169., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00364827.1987.10419713 [details] Available for editors 
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Holotype USNM 99039, geounit Atlantic Coast of North...
Holotype USNM 99039, geounit Atlantic Coast of North America [details]
Depth range Fine to coarse sand, known depth range 140-370m
Distribution The continental shelf off New Yersey through Virginia (NW-Atlantic)
Etymology The specific name uncinatus is Latin for 'furnished with hooks', 'barbed', here referring to the conspicuous spurs on the...
Depth range Fine to coarse sand, known depth range 140-370m [details]
Distribution The continental shelf off New Yersey through Virginia (NW-Atlantic)
Distribution The continental shelf off New Yersey through Virginia (NW-Atlantic) [details]
Etymology The specific name uncinatus is Latin for 'furnished with hooks', 'barbed', here referring to the conspicuous spurs on the...
Etymology The specific name uncinatus is Latin for 'furnished with hooks', 'barbed', here referring to the conspicuous spurs on the penial sheaths [details]
Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2026). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Tubificoides uncinatus Helgason & Erséus, 1987. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=476148 on 2026-03-04
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Nomenclature
original description
Helgason, G. V.; Erséus, C. (1987). Three new species of Tubificoides (Oligochaeta, Tubificidae) from the North-West Atlantic and notes on geographic variation in the circumpolar T. kozloffi. <em>Sarsia.</em> 72(2): 159-169., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00364827.1987.10419713 [details] Available for editors [request]
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 99039, geounit Atlantic Coast of North America [details]
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Depth range Fine to coarse sand, known depth range 140-370m [details]Distribution The continental shelf off New Yersey through Virginia (NW-Atlantic) [details]
Etymology The specific name uncinatus is Latin for 'furnished with hooks', 'barbed', here referring to the conspicuous spurs on the penial sheaths [details]
