WoRMS taxon details

Olavius capillus Erséus, 1997

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

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. (2024). 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 2024-11-12
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2010-05-11 08:20:37Z
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2019-11-02 16:07:15Z
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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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