WoRMS taxon details
Bathydrilus fortis Erséus, 1997
475604 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:475604)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Erséus, C. (1997). Marine Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) from the Montebello and Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia, with descriptions of twenty-three new species. <em>In: F.E. Wells (ed.), Proceedings of the Seventh International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia, Western Australian Museum, Perth.</em> pp. 389-458. [details] Available for editors
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Holotype WAM 132-96, verbatimGeounit Back reef of W...
Holotype WAM 132-96, verbatimGeounit Back reef of W barri... [details]
Depth range Subtidal, 8m depth.
Distribution Known only from Montebello Islands, Western Australia
Etymology Named fortis (Latin for 'strong, powerful') for its heavily muscular atrial ducts and penial organs.
Depth range Subtidal, 8m depth. [details]
Distribution Known only from Montebello Islands, Western Australia
Distribution Known only from Montebello Islands, Western Australia [details]
Etymology Named fortis (Latin for 'strong, powerful') for its heavily muscular atrial ducts and penial organs.
Etymology Named fortis (Latin for 'strong, powerful') for its heavily muscular atrial ducts and penial organs. [details]
Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2025). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Bathydrilus fortis Erséus, 1997. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=475604 on 2025-04-19
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Nomenclature
original description
Erséus, C. (1997). Marine Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) from the Montebello and Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia, with descriptions of twenty-three new species. <em>In: F.E. Wells (ed.), Proceedings of the Seventh International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia, Western Australian Museum, Perth.</em> pp. 389-458. [details] Available for editors
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Holotype WAM 132-96, verbatimGeounit Back reef of W barri... [details]