WoRMS taxon details
Mexidrilus grasslei (Erséus, 1984)
475926 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:475926)
accepted
Species
Phallodrilus grasslei Erséus, 1984 · unaccepted (Synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Phallodrilus grasslei Erséus, 1984) Erseus, C. (1984). New and Little-Known Species of Deep-sea Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) from the North-West Atlantic. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 13(2): 101-106., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1984.tb00027.x [details] Available for editors
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Depth range 1330-2630 m depth
Distribution E of Delaware, ranging 2603-2630 m. Previously known from the continental slope S of Massachusetts, at about 1800 m...
Depth range 1330-2630 m depth [details]
Distribution E of Delaware, ranging 2603-2630 m. Previously known from the continental slope S of Massachusetts, at about 1800 m...
Distribution E of Delaware, ranging 2603-2630 m. Previously known from the continental slope S of Massachusetts, at about 1800 m (Erséus 1983b, 1984). Mexidrilus grasslei also occurs at 1330 m depth in the Gulf of Mexico (Erséus 1988 [details]
Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2025). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Mexidrilus grasslei (Erséus, 1984). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=475926 on 2025-04-19
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Phallodrilus grasslei Erséus, 1984) Erseus, C. (1984). New and Little-Known Species of Deep-sea Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) from the North-West Atlantic. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 13(2): 101-106., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1984.tb00027.x [details] Available for editors
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Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Erséus, C.; Rota, E. (2003). New findings and an overview of the oligochaetous Clitellata (Annelida) of the North Atlantic deep sea. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 116(4):892-900., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34565774#page/912/mode/1up [details] Available for editors
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additional source Erséus, C.; Rota, E. (2003). New findings and an overview of the oligochaetous Clitellata (Annelida) of the North Atlantic deep sea. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 116(4):892-900., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34565774#page/912/mode/1up [details] Available for editors






From editor or global species database
Depth range 1330-2630 m depth [details]Distribution E of Delaware, ranging 2603-2630 m. Previously known from the continental slope S of Massachusetts, at about 1800 m (Erséus 1983b, 1984). Mexidrilus grasslei also occurs at 1330 m depth in the Gulf of Mexico (Erséus 1988 [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Phallodrilus grasslei Erséus, 1984)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (4 records) (from synonym Phallodrilus grasslei Erséus, 1984)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (5 records) (from synonym Phallodrilus grasslei Erséus, 1984)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (Holotype USNM 96493) (from synonym Phallodrilus grasslei Erséus, 1984)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Phallodrilus grasslei Erséus, 1984)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (4 records) (from synonym Phallodrilus grasslei Erséus, 1984)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (5 records) (from synonym Phallodrilus grasslei Erséus, 1984)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (Holotype USNM 96493) (from synonym Phallodrilus grasslei Erséus, 1984)