WoRMS taxon details
Limnodriloides biforis Erséus, 1990
475803 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:475803)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Erséus, C. (1990). Marine Oligochaeta of Hong Kong. <em>In: Morton B, editor. Proceedings of the Second International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China. The Marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and southern china II. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong.</em> 1: 259-335. [details] Available for editors 
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Holotype BMNH 1987.3.26, verbatimGeounit "Gei wai" no....
Holotype BMNH 1987.3.26, verbatimGeounit "Gei wai" no. 18 (a ... [details]
Depth range Intertidal and barely subtidal
Depth range Brackish water, mud, 0.3-0.9 m depth
Distribution Northern territory, Southern China
Distribution Known only from the type locality in southern China
Etymology The specific epithet biforis is Latin meaning ''with two doors'' or "openings"; this species has only two, not the normal...
Depth range Intertidal and barely subtidal [details]
Depth range Brackish water, mud, 0.3-0.9 m depth
Depth range Brackish water, mud, 0.3-0.9 m depth [details]
Distribution Northern territory, Southern China
Distribution Northern territory, Southern China [details]
Distribution Known only from the type locality in southern China
Distribution Known only from the type locality in southern China [details]
Etymology The specific epithet biforis is Latin meaning ''with two doors'' or "openings"; this species has only two, not the normal...
Etymology The specific epithet biforis is Latin meaning ''with two doors'' or "openings"; this species has only two, not the normal four genital openings (paired male and spermathecal pores). [details]
Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2025). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Limnodriloides biforis Erséus, 1990. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=475803 on 2025-05-07
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Nomenclature
original description
Erséus, C. (1990). Marine Oligochaeta of Hong Kong. <em>In: Morton B, editor. Proceedings of the Second International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China. The Marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and southern china II. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong.</em> 1: 259-335. [details] Available for editors [request]
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context source (HKRMS)
Lee SY. (1993). Invertebrate species new to science recorded from the Mai Po Marshes Nature Marshes, Hong Kong. In: Morton B, editor. Proceedings of the first internationl conference on the marine biology of Hong Kong and the south China Sea. The marine biology of the South China Sea.Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong. 1: pp 199-209. [details]
additional source Erséus, C. (1997). The marine Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) of Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia, with descriptions of fifteen new species. <em>In Proceedings of the Sixth International Marine Biological Workshop. The marine flora and fauna of Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia: Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory and the Australian Marine Sciences Association.</em> 99-132. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Erséus, C. (1997). The marine Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) of Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia, with descriptions of fifteen new species. <em>In Proceedings of the Sixth International Marine Biological Workshop. The marine flora and fauna of Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia: Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory and the Australian Marine Sciences Association.</em> 99-132. [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype BMNH 1987.3.26, verbatimGeounit "Gei wai" no. 18 (a ... [details]
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Depth range Intertidal and barely subtidal [details]Depth range Brackish water, mud, 0.3-0.9 m depth [details]
Distribution Northern territory, Southern China [details]
Distribution Known only from the type locality in southern China [details]
Ecology Largely silty or muddy sediments; also in brackish water [details]
Etymology The specific epithet biforis is Latin meaning ''with two doors'' or "openings"; this species has only two, not the normal four genital openings (paired male and spermathecal pores). [details]
