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Erseus, C. (1981). Taxonomic Studies of Phallodrilinae (Oligochaeta, Tubificidae) from the Great Barrier Reef and the Comoro Islands with Descriptions of Ten New Species and One New Genus. Zoologica Scripta. 10(1): 15-31.
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Erseus, C.
1981
Taxonomic Studies of Phallodrilinae (Oligochaeta, Tubificidae) from the Great Barrier Reef and the Comoro Islands with Descriptions of Ten New Species and One New Genus
Zoologica Scripta
10(1): 15-31
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A taxonomic and morphological account of a collection of Phallodrilinae from coralline sands at Heron Island in Australia's Great Barrier Reef is given. Ten new forms are described: Jamiesoniella athecata gen. et sp.n. Phallodrilus rectisetosus heronensis subsp.n. P. geniculatus sp.n. P. filithecatus sp.n. P. clavatus sp.n. (latter three all devoid of an alimentary canal), Bathydrilus superiovasatus sp.n. Coralliodrilus atriobifidus sp.n. C. oviatriatus sp.n. C. parvigenitalis sp.n. and the gutless C. avisceralis sp.n. Morphological notes are given for Phallodrilus albidus Jamieson, 1977 and Bathydrilus rohdei (Jamieson, 1977). The new meiobenthic genus Jamiesoniella is characterized by having simple atria with only one pair of prostate glands, which are attached to ectal parts of atria, and by lacking spermathecae and penial setae, The genus is probably related to Aktedrilus Knöllner and Bacescuella Hrabě. A gutless species, Phallodrilus comorensis sp.n. is described from the Comoro Islands in the Mozambique Channel (W Indian Ocean).
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Holotype MNHN AS20, geounit Comoran part of the Mozambique Channel, identified as Phallodrilus comorensis Erséus, 1981
Holotype QM G12522, geounit Heron Reef, identified as Phallodrilus clavatus Erséus, 1981
Holotype QM G12523, geounit Heron Reef, identified as Phallodrilus filithecatus Erséus, 1981
Holotype QM G12524, geounit Heron Reef, identified as Coralliodrilus avisceralis Erséus, 1981
Holotype QM G12526, verbatimGeounit Depression above bea..., identified as Coralliodrilus atriobifidus Erséus, 1981
Holotype QM G12528, geounit Heron Reef, identified as Bathydrilus superiovasatus Erséus, 1981
Holotype QM G12532, geounit Heron Reef, identified as Coralliodrilus parvigenitalis Erséus, 1981
Holotype QM G12537, geounit Heron Reef, identified as Coralliodrilus oviatriatus Erséus, 1981
Holotype QM G12544, geounit Heron Reef, identified as Phallodrilus rectisetosus heronensis Erséus, 1981
Holotype QM G12552, geounit Heron Island, identified as Phallodrilus geniculatus Erséus, 1981
Holotype QM G12564, geounit Heron Reef, identified as Jamiesoniella athecata Erséus, 1981
 Depth range

Littoral and sublittoral sands, down to at least 3.5 m.  [details]

 Depth range

Sublittoral sand, about 0.5 m.  [details]

 Depth range

Sublittoral fine coral sand, known from 0.5 m  [details]

 Depth range

Littoral and sub-littoral sands, 0-18 m [details]

 Depth range

Littoral and sub-littoral sands, 0-1.2m [details]

 Depth range

Sublittoral fine sand, known only from 12 m [details]

 Depth range

Sublittoral sands in coral reefs, known depth range 32-38 m [details]

 Depth range

Sublittoral fine sand, known only from 12 m  [details]

 Depth range

Sublittoral sands, 0.1-15 m. [details]

 Distribution

Known only from Heron and Wistari Reefs in the Great Barrier Reef (S Pacific).  [details]

 Distribution

Known only from Heron Reef.  [details]

 Distribution

Known only from Heron Reef [details]

 Distribution

Known only from Heron Reef [details]

 Distribution

Known only from Heron Reef [details]

 Distribution

Known only from Heron Reef [details]

 Distribution

Known only from Heron Island [details]

 Distribution

Known only from Heron Reef. [details]

 Distribution

Known only from Ile de Mayotte (Mozambique Channel, W Indian Ocean).  [details]

 Distribution

Known only from Heron Reef [details]

 Distribution

Known only from Heron Reef [details]

 Distribution

only known from Heron Reef [details]

 Ecology

Intertidal sand [details]

 Ecology

Very coarse, intertidal sands [details]

 Ecology

littoral sands [details]

 Ecology

P. rectisetosus heronensis inhabits littoral coarse sand. [details]

 Etymology

named for his very wide and thick-walled vasa deferentia [details]

 Etymology

named for his bipartite atria [details]

 Etymology

probably derived from the absence spermatheca [details]

 Etymology

This species has very characteristic penial setae and filiform spermathecal ampullae, hence its name [details]