WoRMS taxon details
Coralliodrilus mirus Erséus, 1990
475638 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:475638)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Erséus, C. (1990). The marine Tubificidae and Naididae (Oligochaeta) of Southwestern Australia. <em>In: Proceedings of the Third International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Albany, Western Australia.</em> 1, 43-88. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Holotype WAM 7-89, verbatimGeounit Rocks between mainla...
Holotype WAM 7-89, verbatimGeounit Rocks between mainla... [details]
Distribution Known only from the southern coast of Western Australia
Distribution Known only from the type locality near Albany, southwestern Australia.
Etymology The species epithet mirus is Latin for ‘strange, singular’, here alluding to the problems in seeing the details of the...
Distribution Known only from the southern coast of Western Australia [details]
Distribution Known only from the type locality near Albany, southwestern Australia.
Distribution Known only from the type locality near Albany, southwestern Australia. [details]
Etymology The species epithet mirus is Latin for ‘strange, singular’, here alluding to the problems in seeing the details of the...
Etymology The species epithet mirus is Latin for ‘strange, singular’, here alluding to the problems in seeing the details of the penial setae and the copulatory sacs in the available specimen. [details]
Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2025). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Coralliodrilus mirus Erséus, 1990. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=475638 on 2025-04-19
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Nomenclature
original description
Erséus, C. (1990). The marine Tubificidae and Naididae (Oligochaeta) of Southwestern Australia. <em>In: Proceedings of the Third International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Albany, Western Australia.</em> 1, 43-88. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Other
additional source
Erséus, C.; Wang, H. (2005). Marine Tubificidae (Annelida: Clitellata) of the Esperance area, Western Australia. <em>In: F.E. Wells, D.I. Walker & G.A. Kendrick. The Marine Flora and Fauna of Esperance, Western Australia. Western Australian Museum, Perth.</em> p 399-424., available online at http://benthos.ihb.ac.cn/Ers%C3%A9usWang05Esperance.pdf [details] Available for editors
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Holotype WAM 7-89, verbatimGeounit Rocks between mainla... [details]
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Distribution Known only from the southern coast of Western Australia [details]Distribution Known only from the type locality near Albany, southwestern Australia. [details]
Ecology Intertidal sand and gravel. [details]
Etymology The species epithet mirus is Latin for ‘strange, singular’, here alluding to the problems in seeing the details of the penial setae and the copulatory sacs in the available specimen. [details]