WoRMS name details
Phallodrilus densespectinis Erséus, 1987
176247 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:176247)
unaccepted (Synonym)
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Erséus, C. (1987). Seven new marine species of Phallodrilus (Oligochaeta: Tubificidae) from various parts of Europe, and a re-examination of the type species P. parthenopaeus (Pierantoni). <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 21(4): 915-931., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222938700770561 [details] Available for editors
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Holotype SMNH 3600, geounit Sicily
Holotype SMNH 3600, geounit Sicily [details]
Distribution Known only from Sicily, Italy. Subtidal very coarse sediments, 4-20 m depth.
Etymology The name densespectinis is Latin for 'weaving comb', here alluding to the appearance of the bundles of penial setae.
Distribution Known only from Sicily, Italy. Subtidal very coarse sediments, 4-20 m depth. [details]
Etymology The name densespectinis is Latin for 'weaving comb', here alluding to the appearance of the bundles of penial setae.
Etymology The name densespectinis is Latin for 'weaving comb', here alluding to the appearance of the bundles of penial setae. [details]
Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2025). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Phallodrilus densespectinis Erséus, 1987. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=176247 on 2025-04-19
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Nomenclature
original description
Erséus, C. (1987). Seven new marine species of Phallodrilus (Oligochaeta: Tubificidae) from various parts of Europe, and a re-examination of the type species P. parthenopaeus (Pierantoni). <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 21(4): 915-931., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222938700770561 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Timm,. T. (2004). Oligochaeta checklist for ERMS2. (look up in IMIS) [details]
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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basis of record Timm,. T. (2004). Oligochaeta checklist for ERMS2. (look up in IMIS) [details]
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

Taxonomy
Holotype SMNH 3600, geounit Sicily [details]