WoRMS taxon details
Olavius vacuus Erséus, 1990
476005 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:476005)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Erséus, C. (1990). The marine Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) of the barrier reef ecosystems at Carrie Bow Cay, Belize, and other parts of the Caribbean Sea, with descriptions of twenty-seven new species and revision of Heterodrilus, Thalassodrilides and Smithsonidrilus. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 19(3): 243-303., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1990.tb00259.x [details] Available for editors 
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Holotype USNM 127748, geounit Tobacco Cay
Holotype USNM 127748, geounit Tobacco Cay [details]
Depth range Intertidal and subtidal sands, to at least 58.5m depth
Depth range Subtidal sand, to at least 58.5 m depth
Distribution Virginia, east and west coasts of Florida, Belize.
Distribution Bahamas, Virginia, Florida and Belize
Etymology The species name vacuus is Latin for "void, empty, lacking", here alluding to the lack of both an alimentary canal and...
Depth range Intertidal and subtidal sands, to at least 58.5m depth [details]
Depth range Subtidal sand, to at least 58.5 m depth
Depth range Subtidal sand, to at least 58.5 m depth [details]
Distribution Virginia, east and west coasts of Florida, Belize.
Distribution Virginia, east and west coasts of Florida, Belize. [details]
Distribution Bahamas, Virginia, Florida and Belize
Distribution Bahamas, Virginia, Florida and Belize [details]
Etymology The species name vacuus is Latin for "void, empty, lacking", here alluding to the lack of both an alimentary canal and...
Etymology The species name vacuus is Latin for "void, empty, lacking", here alluding to the lack of both an alimentary canal and penial setae [details]
Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2025). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Olavius vacuus Erséus, 1990. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=476005 on 2025-05-10
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Nomenclature
original description
Erséus, C. (1990). The marine Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) of the barrier reef ecosystems at Carrie Bow Cay, Belize, and other parts of the Caribbean Sea, with descriptions of twenty-seven new species and revision of Heterodrilus, Thalassodrilides and Smithsonidrilus. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 19(3): 243-303., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1990.tb00259.x [details] Available for editors [request]
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Erséus, C. (2003). The gutless Tubificidae (Annelida: Oligochaeta) of the Bahamas. <em>Meiofauna Marina.</em> 12: 59-84.
page(s): 71 [details] Available for editors [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]
page(s): 71 [details] Available for editors
[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]
Holotype USNM 127748, geounit Tobacco Cay [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Intertidal and subtidal sands, to at least 58.5m depth [details]Depth range Subtidal sand, to at least 58.5 m depth [details]
Distribution Virginia, east and west coasts of Florida, Belize. [details]
Distribution Bahamas, Virginia, Florida and Belize [details]
Etymology The species name vacuus is Latin for "void, empty, lacking", here alluding to the lack of both an alimentary canal and penial setae [details]
