WoRMS taxon details
Limnodriloides faxatus Erséus & Milligan, 1988
475810 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:475810)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Erséus, C.; Milligan, M.R. (1988). Limnodriloides faxatus and Doliodrilus puertoricencis, new Limnodriloidinae (Oligochaeta:Tubificidae) from Puerto Rico. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 101(1):11-14., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34645706#page/29/mode/1up [details] Available for editors 
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Holotype USNM 101460, geounit Puerto Rican Exclusive...
Holotype USNM 101460, geounit Puerto Rican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Depth range Subtidal, muddy or shelly sediments, 11.5-38 m depth
Etymology The name faxatus means 'with torch’ or ‘flame’, and refers to the appearance of the sperm bundles in the spermathecae.
Depth range Subtidal, muddy or shelly sediments, 11.5-38 m depth [details]
Etymology The name faxatus means 'with torch’ or ‘flame’, and refers to the appearance of the sperm bundles in the spermathecae.
Etymology The name faxatus means 'with torch’ or ‘flame’, and refers to the appearance of the sperm bundles in the spermathecae. [details]
Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2024). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Limnodriloides faxatus Erséus & Milligan, 1988. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=475810 on 2024-11-12
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original description
Erséus, C.; Milligan, M.R. (1988). Limnodriloides faxatus and Doliodrilus puertoricencis, new Limnodriloidinae (Oligochaeta:Tubificidae) from Puerto Rico. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 101(1):11-14., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34645706#page/29/mode/1up [details] Available for editors [request]
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 101460, geounit Puerto Rican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
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Depth range Subtidal, muddy or shelly sediments, 11.5-38 m depth [details]Dispersal Known only from the west coast of Puerto Rico. [details]
Etymology The name faxatus means 'with torch’ or ‘flame’, and refers to the appearance of the sperm bundles in the spermathecae. [details]
