WoRMS taxon details

Olavius capillus Erséus, 1997

475956  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:475956)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Annelida (Phylum)
  4. Clitellata (Class)
  5. Oligochaeta (Subclass)
  6. Tubificida (Order)
  7. Tubificina (Suborder)
  8. Naididae (Family)
  9. Phallodrilinae (Subfamily)
  10. Olavius (Genus)
  11. Olavius capillus (Species)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Erséus, C. (1997). Marine Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) from the Montebello and Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia, with descriptions of twenty-three new species. <em>In: F.E. Wells (ed.), Proceedings of the Seventh International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia, Western Australian Museum, Perth.</em> pp. 389-458. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Holotype  WAM 137-96, verbatimGeounit W of Trimouille...  
Holotype WAM 137-96, verbatimGeounit W of Trimouille Isla... [details]
Depth range Subtidal sand, 3 m depth  
Depth range Subtidal sand, 3 m depth [details]

Distribution Known only from Montebello Islands.  
Distribution Known only from Montebello Islands. [details]

Etymology Named capillus (Latin for 'head hair'), for its very slender body shape  
Etymology Named capillus (Latin for 'head hair'), for its very slender body shape [details]
Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2025). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Olavius capillus Erséus, 1997. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=475956 on 2025-04-19
Date
action
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2010-05-11 08:20:37Z
created
Timm, Tarmo
2019-11-02 16:07:15Z
changed
van Haaren, Ton

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Nomenclature

original description Erséus, C. (1997). Marine Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) from the Montebello and Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia, with descriptions of twenty-three new species. <em>In: F.E. Wells (ed.), Proceedings of the Seventh International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia, Western Australian Museum, Perth.</em> pp. 389-458. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

Holotype WAM 137-96, verbatimGeounit W of Trimouille Isla... [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Subtidal sand, 3 m depth [details]

Distribution Known only from Montebello Islands. [details]

Etymology Named capillus (Latin for 'head hair'), for its very slender body shape [details]
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