WoRMS taxon details
Heterodrilus decipiens Erséus, 1997
475732 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:475732)
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 105-92, verbatimGeounit Fishhookbay at...
Holotype WAM 105-92, verbatimGeounit Fishhookbay at West ... [details]
Depth range subtidal sand, to at least 24m depth
Depth range Intertidal and subtidal sand, to at least 24 m depth.
Distribution western Australia (known from Rottnest, Houtman Abrolhos and Montebello Islands)
Distribution Western Australia, and probably also Northern Territory
Etymology named decipiens (Latin for 'deceiving') for its close resemblance to H. claviatratus, with which is was previously mixed up
Depth range subtidal sand, to at least 24m depth [details]
Depth range Intertidal and subtidal sand, to at least 24 m depth.
Depth range Intertidal and subtidal sand, to at least 24 m depth. [details]
Distribution western Australia (known from Rottnest, Houtman Abrolhos and Montebello Islands)
Distribution western Australia (known from Rottnest, Houtman Abrolhos and Montebello Islands) [details]
Distribution Western Australia, and probably also Northern Territory
Distribution Western Australia, and probably also Northern Territory [details]
Etymology named decipiens (Latin for 'deceiving') for its close resemblance to H. claviatratus, with which is was previously mixed up
Etymology named decipiens (Latin for 'deceiving') for its close resemblance to H. claviatratus, with which is was previously mixed up [details]
Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2025). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Heterodrilus decipiens Erséus, 1997. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=475732 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 [request]
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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 [request]
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype WAM 105-92, verbatimGeounit Fishhookbay at West ... [details]
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Depth range subtidal sand, to at least 24m depth [details]Depth range Intertidal and subtidal sand, to at least 24 m depth. [details]
Distribution western Australia (known from Rottnest, Houtman Abrolhos and Montebello Islands) [details]
Distribution Western Australia, and probably also Northern Territory [details]
Etymology named decipiens (Latin for 'deceiving') for its close resemblance to H. claviatratus, with which is was previously mixed up [details]
