WoRMS name details
Phallodrilus constrictus Erséus, 1988
476317 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:476317)
unaccepted (Synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Erséus, C. (1988). Deep-sea Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) from the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 101(1): 67-71., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34645748 [details] Available for editors 
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Holotype USNM 113701, geounit Gulf of Mexico
Holotype USNM 113701, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
Depth range Upper continental slope sediment 625-860 m.
Distribution Northern Gulf of Mexico
Etymology Phallodrilus constrictus is named for the distinct ‘constriction’ on the male duct between the atrium proper and the...
Depth range Upper continental slope sediment 625-860 m. [details]
Distribution Northern Gulf of Mexico
Distribution Northern Gulf of Mexico [details]
Etymology Phallodrilus constrictus is named for the distinct ‘constriction’ on the male duct between the atrium proper and the...
Etymology Phallodrilus constrictus is named for the distinct ‘constriction’ on the male duct between the atrium proper and the muscular copulatory sac [details]
Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2025). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Phallodrilus constrictus Erséus, 1988. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=476317 on 2025-11-18
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Nomenclature
original description
Erséus, C. (1988). Deep-sea Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) from the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 101(1): 67-71., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34645748 [details] Available for editors [request]
new combination reference 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 [request]
[request]new combination reference 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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context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 113701, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Upper continental slope sediment 625-860 m. [details]Distribution Northern Gulf of Mexico [details]
Etymology Phallodrilus constrictus is named for the distinct ‘constriction’ on the male duct between the atrium proper and the muscular copulatory sac [details]
