WoRMS taxon details
Inanidrilus speroi Erséus, 1984
475784 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:475784)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Erséus, C. (1984). Taxonomy and phylogeny of the gutless Phallodrilinae (Oligochaeta,Tubificidae), with descriptions of one new genus and twenty-two new species. Zoologica Scripta, 13(4): 239-272 [details] Available for editors 
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Holotype USNM 96535, geounit Barbados part of the...
Holotype USNM 96535, geounit Barbados part of the North Atlantic Ocean [details]
Depth range Subtidal sand, from 0.3 to at least 14m depth
Depth range 1-14m
Distribution Bahamas, Barbados
Distribution Barbados
Etymology This species is named for Dr H. Spero, who collected the sediment at the type locality and several other valuable samples,...
Depth range Subtidal sand, from 0.3 to at least 14m depth [details]
Depth range 1-14m
Depth range 1-14m [details]
Distribution Bahamas, Barbados
Distribution Bahamas, Barbados [details]
Distribution Barbados
Distribution Barbados [details]
Etymology This species is named for Dr H. Spero, who collected the sediment at the type locality and several other valuable samples,...
Etymology This species is named for Dr H. Spero, who collected the sediment at the type locality and several other valuable samples, while scuba-diving, during my visit to the Bellairs Research Institute in 1979 [details]
Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2025). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Inanidrilus speroi Erséus, 1984. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=475784 on 2025-04-19
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Nomenclature
original description
Erséus, C. (1984). Taxonomy and phylogeny of the gutless Phallodrilinae (Oligochaeta,Tubificidae), with descriptions of one new genus and twenty-two new species. Zoologica Scripta, 13(4): 239-272 [details] Available for editors [request]
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 96535, geounit Barbados part of the North Atlantic Ocean [details]
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Depth range Subtidal sand, from 0.3 to at least 14m depth [details]Depth range 1-14m [details]
Distribution Bahamas, Barbados [details]
Distribution Barbados [details]
Ecology Subtidal carbonate sands [details]
Etymology This species is named for Dr H. Spero, who collected the sediment at the type locality and several other valuable samples, while scuba-diving, during my visit to the Bellairs Research Institute in 1979 [details]
