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Erséus, C. (1982). Taxonomic revision of the marine genus Limnodriloides (Oligochaeta: Tubificidae). Verhandlungen des naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins in Hamburg (NF). 25: 207-277.
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Erséus, C.
1982
Taxonomic revision of the marine genus Limnodriloides (Oligochaeta: Tubificidae).
Verhandlungen des naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins in Hamburg (NF)
25: 207-277.
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The taxonomy and morphology of Limnodriloides Pierantoni, 1903, are studied on the basis of material from a great number of geographical areas. Descriptions and taxonomic remarks are given for twenty—three species of Limnodriloides, including fourteen that are new to science (L. vespertinus n. sp., L. atriotumidus n.sp.,L. validus n. sp., L. claviger n. sp., L. sphaerothecus n. sp., L. rubicundus n. sp., L. australis n. sp., L. scandinavicus n. sp., L. armatus n. sp., L. baculatus n. sp., L. hastatus n. sp., L. ascensionae n. sp., L. tenuiductus n. sp., and L. uniampullatus n. sp.). A new subspecies, L. agnes virginiae n. subsp., is also described. Two species originally described as members of Limnodriloides, L. verrucosus Cook, 1974, and L. bori Righi & Kanner, 1979, are transferred to Tectidrilus n. gen., together with Peloscolex gabriellae Marcus, 1950 sensu stricto, and two new species, Tectidrilus squalidus n. sp. and T. diversus n. sp. Most of the species of Limnodriloides and Tectidrilus have oesophageal diverticula in segment IX, a feature also shared by Smithsonidrilus Brinkhurst, 1966, and Marcusaedrilus Righi & Kanner, 1979. These four diverticulate genera, as well as three others (Thalassodrilides Brinkhurst & Baker, 1979, Kaketio Righi & Kanner, 1979, and Parakaketio Erseus, 1982) lacking oesophageal diverticula, but having oesophagus enlarged and barrel-shaped in segment IX, are assigned to a new (marine) subfamily within the Tubificidae, the Limnodriloidinae n. subfam.
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Limnodriloides Pierantoni, 1903 (identification resource)
Limnodriloides agnes Hrabĕ, 1967 (additional source)
Limnodriloides agnes virginiae Erséus, 1982 accepted as Limnodriloides virginiae Erséus, 1982 (original description)
Limnodriloides appendiculatus Pierantoni, 1903 (additional source)
Limnodriloides armatus Erséus, 1982 (original description)
Limnodriloides ascensionae Erséus, 1982 (original description)
Limnodriloides atriotumidus Erséus, 1982 (original description)
Limnodriloides australis Erséus, 1982 (original description)
Limnodriloides baculatus Erséus, 1982 (original description)
Limnodriloides barnardi Cook, 1974 (additional source)
Limnodriloides claviger Erséus, 1982 (original description)
Limnodriloides hastatus Erséus, 1982 (original description)
Limnodriloides maslinicensis (Hrabĕ, 1971) (additional source)
Limnodriloides medioporus Cook, 1969 (additional source)
Limnodriloides monothecus Cook, 1974 (additional source)
Limnodriloides pierantoni (Hrabĕ, 1971) accepted as Limnodriloides pierantonii (Hrabĕ, 1971) (basis of record)
Limnodriloides pierantonii (Hrabĕ, 1971) (additional source)
Limnodriloides rubicundus Erséus, 1982 (original description)
Limnodriloides scandinavicus Erséus, 1982 (original description)
Limnodriloides sphaerothecus Erséus, 1982 (original description)
Limnodriloides tenuiductus Erséus, 1982 (original description)
Limnodriloides uniampullatus Erséus, 1982 (original description)
Limnodriloides validus Erséus, 1982 (original description)
Limnodriloides verrucosus Cook, 1974 accepted as Tectidrilus verrucosus (Cook, 1974) (additional source)
Limnodriloides vespertinus Erséus, 1982 (original description)
Limnodriloides victoriensis Brinkhurst & Baker, 1979 (additional source)
Limnodriloides winckelmanni Michaelsen, 1914 (additional source)
Limnodriloidinae Erséus, 1982 (original description)
Peloscolex gabriellae Ev. Marcus, 1950 accepted as Tectidrilus gabriellae (Ev. Marcus, 1950) (additional source)
Tectidrilus Erséus, 1982 (original description)
Tectidrilus bori (Righi & Kanner, 1979) (new combination reference)
Tectidrilus diversus Erséus, 1982 (original description)
Tectidrilus gabriellae (Ev. Marcus, 1950) (new combination reference)
Tectidrilus squalidus Erséus, 1982 (original description)
Tectidrilus verrucosus (Cook, 1974) (new combination reference)
Neotype SMNH 3198, geounit Ischia Island, identified as Limnodriloides appendiculatus Pierantoni, 1903
Holotype ZMUB 62085, geounit Norwegian Exclusive Economic Zone, identified as Limnodriloides scandinavicus Erséus, 1982
Holotype USNM 73913, geounit Florida, identified as Limnodriloides vespertinus Erséus, 1982
Holotype USNM 73921, geounit Namibian part of the South Atlantic Ocean, identified as Limnodriloides atriotumidus Erséus, 1982
Holotype USNM 73925, geounit Uruguayan part of the South Atlantic Ocean, identified as Limnodriloides validus Erséus, 1982
Holotype USNM 73930, geounit Barbados part of the Caribbean Sea, identified as Limnodriloides claviger Erséus, 1982
Holotype USNM 73934, geounit Surinamese part of the North Atlantic Ocean, identified as Limnodriloides sphaerothecus Erséus, 1982
Holotype USNM 73937, geounit Biscayne Bay, identified as Limnodriloides rubicundus Erséus, 1982
Holotype USNM 73951, geounit Biscayne Bay, identified as Limnodriloides baculatus Erséus, 1982
Holotype USNM 73955, geounit Gulf of Mexico, identified as Limnodriloides hastatus Erséus, 1982
Holotype USNM 73958, geounit Atlantic Coast of North America, identified as Limnodriloides agnes virginiae Erséus, 1982
Holotype USNM 73963, geounit Ascension, identified as Limnodriloides ascensionae Erséus, 1982
Holotype USNM 73965, geounit Biscayne Bay, identified as Tectidrilus squalidus Erséus, 1982
Holotype USNM 73977, verbatimGeounit from a natural oil s..., identified as Tectidrilus diversus Erséus, 1982
Holotype QM GH832, geounit Great Barrier Reef, identified as Limnodriloides australis Erséus, 1982
Holotype QM GH835, geounit Great Barrier Reef, identified as Limnodriloides armatus Erséus, 1982
Holotype QM GH839, geounit Great Barrier Reef, identified as Limnodriloides tenuiductus Erséus, 1982
Holotype QM GH844, geounit Great Barrier Reef, identified as Limnodriloides uniampullatus Erséus, 1982
 Depth range

intertidally and from 307 to 2191m [details]

 Dispersal

Intertidal (or barely subtidal?) sand, and algal overcrusts. Known only from the Ascension Island (S. Atlantic). [details]

 Distribution

Subtidal sand, down to a few metres depth. Italy (new record), Yugoslavia and Bulgaria; thus the nominate subspecies ... [details]

 Distribution

subtidal sand in shallow water. Known only from the type locality in Chesapeake Bay, Virginia (NW Atlantic). [details]

 Distribution

Subtidal coral reef sands, 0.5-5 m. Known only from Heron Reef, in the Great Barrier Reef (SW Pacific). [details]

 Distribution

Subtidal, coral reef sands, known only from very shallow water. Heron and Wistari Reefs in the Southern part of the ... [details]

 Distribution

Subtidal sands, known from 1.5-11.5 m. Florida and N. Carolina (NW Atlantic). [details]

 Distribution

L. barnardi inhabits various kinds of subtidal sand, known from 0.5—150 m depth. New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, ... [details]

 Distribution

Subtidal muddy silt and sand; known from 5—7 m depth. Bermuda and Barbados, in the NW Atlantic; probably ... [details]

 Distribution

Subtidal, 20-40 m. Known only from W of Florida (Eastern part of the Gulf of Mexico). [details]

 Distribution

Subtidal, shallow sands, 0.5-0.7 m. Mediterranean Sea: Yugoslavia. [details]

 Distribution

Known from various kinds of silt and sand, often sediments that are rich in organic material. Brackish water or ... [details]

 Distribution

Subtidal sediments, generally containing mud and/or large fine fractions, down to at least 74 m depth. Eastern USA ... [details]

 Distribution

Intertidal and subtidal sands, down to at least 45 m depth. Sometimes associated with Arenicola burrows. North Sea ... [details]

 Distribution

Subtidal coral reef sand, 0.1-0.5 m. Known only from the Heron Reef (SW Pacific). [details]

 Distribution

Barely subtidal coral reef sand, 0.1-0.5 m. Known only from the Heron Reef (SW Pacific). [details]

 Distribution

Known only from SE Florida and the Bahamas, in the NW Atlantic [details]

 Distribution

Intertidal and subtidal sediments, SW Africa (SE Atlantic). [details]

 Distribution

Subtidal, muddy bottoms, 0.5-14 m. Bermuda, Florida, Barbados (all new records), and Curacao; probably widely ... [details]

 Distribution

Subtidal sediments. Known only from California. [details]

 Distribution

Subtidal muddy silt and sand (5-9 m). Bermuda and Barbados (new records), and Brazil; can be expected to occur ... [details]

 Distribution

Subtidal muddy sand, 0.6-2 m. Known only from the W coast of Florida. [details]

 Distribution

Subtidal, muddy bottoms, known only from very shallow waters. Venezuela (new record), and Pacific coast of Mexico, ... [details]

 Ecology

Subtidal sediments of various kinds (from fine sands to gravel), often found in beds of seaweeds (Posidonia); known ... [details]

 Ecology

Fine sediment on the continental slope, known from about 460 m depth. Known only from the type locality, off ... [details]

 Ecology

Subtidal sandy or fine sediment, often with detritus, known depth range 0.2—200 m. Mediterranean and Black Seas: ... [details]

 Ecology

Fine sediments of the continental slope, known from 1000-1518 m. Known only from the area of the type locality, off ... [details]

 Ecology

Fine sediment on outer edge of continental shelf, 256—293 m depth. Known only from the type locality, off ... [details]

 Ecology

Subtidal shallow, often muddy, bottoms, down to 3 m at least [details]

 Ecology

Known from intertidal and subtidal habitats (down to 451 m), even from brackish water (H.R. Baker, personal ... [details]

 Etymology

"tectus" latin =covered. "drilus" Greek=worm; worm covered with foreign particles [details]

 Neotype

According to Prof. P. Omodeo in Padova, Italy, who was a student of Pierantoni, there is no material left from the ... [details]

 Spelling

Up till July 30, 2017 this species was listed in WoRMS as L. sphaerothecatus but was considered a lapsus for the ... [details]

 Type material

According to Prof. P. Omodea in Padova, Italy (personal communication), who was a student of Pierantoni, there is ... [details]

 Type material

sections of the genital region of the holotype have been lost [details]