WoRMS taxon details
Olavius gierei Erséus, 1997
475970 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:475970)
accepted
Species
marine, 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
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Holotype WAM 139-96, verbatimGeounit Back reef of W...
Holotype WAM 139-96, verbatimGeounit Back reef of W barri... [details]
Depth range Intertidal and subtidal sands, to at least 8n depth
Distribution Known only from Montebello Islands, Western Australia
Etymology Named gierei for Prof. Dr. Olav Giere (Universitat Hamburg, Germany)
Depth range Intertidal and subtidal sands, to at least 8n depth [details]
Distribution Known only from Montebello Islands, Western Australia
Distribution Known only from Montebello Islands, Western Australia [details]
Etymology Named gierei for Prof. Dr. Olav Giere (Universitat Hamburg, Germany)
Etymology Named gierei for Prof. Dr. Olav Giere (Universitat Hamburg, Germany) [details]
Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2025). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Olavius gierei Erséus, 1997. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=475970 on 2025-04-19
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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
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Holotype WAM 139-96, verbatimGeounit Back reef of W barri... [details]