WoRMS taxon details
Mexidrilus immodicus Erséus, 1993
475927 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:475927)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Erséus, C. (1993). The marine Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) of Rottnest Island, Western Australia. <em>In Proceedings of the Fifth International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Fauna and Flora of Rottnest Island, Western Australia.</em> 331-390. [details] Available for editors 
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Holotype WAM 121-92, geounit Rottnest Island
Holotype WAM 121-92, geounit Rottnest Island [details]
Depth range Intertidal and barely subtidal sand.
Distribution Known only from southwestern Western Australia
Etymology the species epithet immodicus (Latin for 'immoderate', 'excessive') refers to the conspicuously muscular vasa deferentia
Depth range Intertidal and barely subtidal sand. [details]
Distribution Known only from southwestern Western Australia
Distribution Known only from southwestern Western Australia [details]
Etymology the species epithet immodicus (Latin for 'immoderate', 'excessive') refers to the conspicuously muscular vasa deferentia
Etymology the species epithet immodicus (Latin for 'immoderate', 'excessive') refers to the conspicuously muscular vasa deferentia [details]
Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2025). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Mexidrilus immodicus Erséus, 1993. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=475927 on 2025-04-19
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Nomenclature
original description
Erséus, C. (1993). The marine Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) of Rottnest Island, Western Australia. <em>In Proceedings of the Fifth International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Fauna and Flora of Rottnest Island, Western Australia.</em> 331-390. [details] Available for editors [request]
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additional source
Erséus, C.; Wang, H. (2005). Marine Tubificidae (Annelida: Clitellata) of the Esperance area, Western Australia. <em>In: F.E. Wells, D.I. Walker & G.A. Kendrick. The Marine Flora and Fauna of Esperance, Western Australia. Western Australian Museum, Perth.</em> p 399-424., available online at http://benthos.ihb.ac.cn/Ers%C3%A9usWang05Esperance.pdf [details] Available for editors [request]
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype WAM 121-92, geounit Rottnest Island [details]
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Depth range Intertidal and barely subtidal sand. [details]Distribution Known only from southwestern Western Australia [details]
Ecology Barely subtidal sand, associated with tufts of calcareous algae [details]
Etymology the species epithet immodicus (Latin for 'immoderate', 'excessive') refers to the conspicuously muscular vasa deferentia [details]
