WoRMS taxon details
Smithsonidrilus fecundus Erséus & Wang, 2005
476073 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:476073)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
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 
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Holotype WAM V 4437, geounit Southwestern North Atlantic
Holotype WAM V 4437, geounit Southwestern North Atlantic [details]
Distribution Known only from south-western Western Australia (Rottnest Island and Esperance area).
Etymology Named fecundus (Latin for fertile, productive) for the large number of mature eggs present in several specimens.
Distribution Known only from south-western Western Australia (Rottnest Island and Esperance area). [details]
Etymology Named fecundus (Latin for fertile, productive) for the large number of mature eggs present in several specimens.
Etymology Named fecundus (Latin for fertile, productive) for the large number of mature eggs present in several specimens. [details]
Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2025). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Smithsonidrilus fecundus Erséus & Wang, 2005. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=476073 on 2025-04-19
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Nomenclature
original description
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 V 4437, geounit Southwestern North Atlantic [details]
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Distribution Known only from south-western Western Australia (Rottnest Island and Esperance area). [details]Ecology Known from the low-water mark to 6 m depth, sandy sediments including seagrass beds [details]
Etymology Named fecundus (Latin for fertile, productive) for the large number of mature eggs present in several specimens. [details]
