WoRMS taxon details
Heterodrilus densus Erséus, 1997
475733 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:475733)
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 104-96, verbatimGeounit Stephenson...
Holotype WAM 104-96, verbatimGeounit Stephenson channel, ... [details]
Depth range Subtidal sand, 6m depth
Distribution Known only from Montebello Islands, Western Australia
Etymology Named densus (Latin for 'dense, compact') referring to the dense nature of the ventral muscular bulb in segment XI
Depth range Subtidal sand, 6m depth [details]
Distribution Known only from Montebello Islands, Western Australia
Distribution Known only from Montebello Islands, Western Australia [details]
Etymology Named densus (Latin for 'dense, compact') referring to the dense nature of the ventral muscular bulb in segment XI
Etymology Named densus (Latin for 'dense, compact') referring to the dense nature of the ventral muscular bulb in segment XI [details]
Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2025). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Heterodrilus densus Erséus, 1997. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=475733 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 104-96, verbatimGeounit Stephenson channel, ... [details]