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Heterodrilus rarus Erséus, 1990
475757 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:475757)
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Erséus, C. (1990). The marine Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) of the barrier reef ecosystems at Carrie Bow Cay, Belize, and other parts of the Caribbean Sea, with descriptions of twenty-seven new species and revision of Heterodrilus, Thalassodrilides and Smithsonidrilus. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 19(3): 243-303., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1990.tb00259.x [details] Available for editors 
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Holotype USNM 127677, geounit Belizean part of the...
Holotype USNM 127677, geounit Belizean part of the Caribbean Sea [details]
Depth range Subtidal medium to coarse sand, 1 m depth
Distribution Known only from the barrier reef off Belize
Etymology This is, in comparison with the very similar H. flexuosus an ‘uncommon’ (Latin rarus) species in the area investigated:...
Depth range Subtidal medium to coarse sand, 1 m depth [details]
Distribution Known only from the barrier reef off Belize
Distribution Known only from the barrier reef off Belize [details]
Etymology This is, in comparison with the very similar H. flexuosus an ‘uncommon’ (Latin rarus) species in the area investigated:...
Etymology This is, in comparison with the very similar H. flexuosus an ‘uncommon’ (Latin rarus) species in the area investigated: it was only found at two stations [details]
Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2025). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Heterodrilus rarus Erséus, 1990. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=475757 on 2025-04-19
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Erséus, C. (1990). The marine Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) of the barrier reef ecosystems at Carrie Bow Cay, Belize, and other parts of the Caribbean Sea, with descriptions of twenty-seven new species and revision of Heterodrilus, Thalassodrilides and Smithsonidrilus. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 19(3): 243-303., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1990.tb00259.x [details] Available for editors [request]
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Holotype USNM 127677, geounit Belizean part of the Caribbean Sea [details]
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Depth range Subtidal medium to coarse sand, 1 m depth [details]Distribution Known only from the barrier reef off Belize [details]
Etymology This is, in comparison with the very similar H. flexuosus an ‘uncommon’ (Latin rarus) species in the area investigated: it was only found at two stations [details]
