WoRMS taxon details
Smithsonidrilus nimius Erséus, 1997
476083 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:476083)
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 159-96, verbatimGeounit W of Trimouille...
Holotype WAM 159-96, verbatimGeounit W of Trimouille Isla... [details]
Depth range Subtidal sands, 3-24m depth
Distribution Known only from Montebello and Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia
Etymology The name nimius (Latin for 'excessive', 'beyond reason') alludes to the possession in the species of a copulatory organ...
Depth range Subtidal sands, 3-24m depth [details]
Distribution Known only from Montebello and Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia
Distribution Known only from Montebello and Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia [details]
Etymology The name nimius (Latin for 'excessive', 'beyond reason') alludes to the possession in the species of a copulatory organ...
Etymology The name nimius (Latin for 'excessive', 'beyond reason') alludes to the possession in the species of a copulatory organ consisting of a 'pseudopenial sac' as well as a proper penis [details]
Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2025). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Smithsonidrilus nimius Erséus, 1997. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=476083 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]
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Holotype WAM 159-96, verbatimGeounit W of Trimouille Isla... [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Subtidal sands, 3-24m depth [details]Distribution Known only from Montebello and Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia [details]
Etymology The name nimius (Latin for 'excessive', 'beyond reason') alludes to the possession in the species of a copulatory organ consisting of a 'pseudopenial sac' as well as a proper penis [details]
