WoRMS taxon details

Uniporodrilus purus Erséus & Milligan, 1993

476153  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:476153)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Erséus, C.; Milligan, M.R. (1993). A new species of Uniporodrilus (Oligochaeta:Tubificidae) from the Gulf of Mexico coast of Florida, and a phylogenetic analysis of the genus. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 106(2):243-250., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34574069 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Holotype  USNM 157046, geounit Gulf of Mexico  
Holotype USNM 157046, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
Depth range Subtidal sand, at 6 m depth.  
Depth range Subtidal sand, at 6 m depth. [details]

Distribution Known only from the type locality in the northeastern part of the Gulf of Mexico.  
Distribution Known only from the type locality in the northeastern part of the Gulf of Mexico. [details]

Etymology The species epithet purus (Latin for 'simple,' 'plain') refers to the lack of penial setae, and to the single unpaired...  
Etymology The species epithet purus (Latin for 'simple,' 'plain') refers to the lack of penial setae, and to the single unpaired atria and spermathecae, in this species. All congeners have penial setae, and all but one (U. granulothecus) have paired genitalia.  [details]
Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2024). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Uniporodrilus purus Erséus & Milligan, 1993. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=476153 on 2024-04-26
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original description Erséus, C.; Milligan, M.R. (1993). A new species of Uniporodrilus (Oligochaeta:Tubificidae) from the Gulf of Mexico coast of Florida, and a phylogenetic analysis of the genus. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 106(2):243-250., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34574069 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

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]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype USNM 157046, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Subtidal sand, at 6 m depth. [details]

Distribution Known only from the type locality in the northeastern part of the Gulf of Mexico. [details]

Etymology The species epithet purus (Latin for 'simple,' 'plain') refers to the lack of penial setae, and to the single unpaired atria and spermathecae, in this species. All congeners have penial setae, and all but one (U. granulothecus) have paired genitalia.  [details]