WoRMS taxon details
Olavius hamulatus Erséus, 1997
475971 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:475971)
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
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Holotype WAM 143-96, verbatimGeounit W of Trimouille...
Holotype WAM 143-96, verbatimGeounit W of Trimouille Isla... [details]
Depth range Subtidal sand, 3m depth
Distribution Known only from Montebello Islands, Western Australia
Etymology Named hamulatus (Latin for 'with small hook'), referring to the hooked penial setae
Depth range Subtidal sand, 3m depth [details]
Distribution Known only from Montebello Islands, Western Australia
Distribution Known only from Montebello Islands, Western Australia [details]
Etymology Named hamulatus (Latin for 'with small hook'), referring to the hooked penial setae
Etymology Named hamulatus (Latin for 'with small hook'), referring to the hooked penial setae [details]
Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2025). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Olavius hamulatus Erséus, 1997. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=475971 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
[request]

Holotype WAM 143-96, verbatimGeounit W of Trimouille Isla... [details]