Smithsonidrilus Explained

Smithsonidrilus is a genus of oligochaete worms.^{[1] [2]}

Species

The following species are currently recognized within Smithsonidrilus:

• Smithsonidrilus appositus Erséus, 1990
• Smithsonidrilus arcuatus Erséus, 1997
• Smithsonidrilus arduus Erséus, 1997
• Smithsonidrilus assimilis (Erséus, 1990)
• Smithsonidrilus capricornae (Erséus, 1983)
• Smithsonidrilus convexus Erséus, 1997
• Smithsonidrilus edgari Erséus, 1993
• Smithsonidrilus exspectatus Erséus, 1993
• Smithsonidrilus fecundus Erséus & Wang, 2005
• Smithsonidrilus grandiculus (Erséus, 1983)
• Smithsonidrilus hummelincki (Righi & Kanner, 1979)
• Smithsonidrilus involutus Erséus, 1990
• Smithsonidrilus irregularis (Erséus, 1983)
• Smithsonidrilus ludmillae Erséus, 1997
• Smithsonidrilus luteolus (Erséus, 1983)
• Smithsonidrilus marinus Brinkhurst, 1966
• Smithsonidrilus minusculus (Erséus, 1983)
• Smithsonidrilus multiglandularis Erséus, 1990
• Smithsonidrilus nimius Erséus, 1997
• Smithsonidrilus pauper Erséus, 1990
• Smithsonidrilus peruanus (Finogenova, 1986)
• Smithsonidrilus sacculatus (Erséus, 1983)
• Smithsonidrilus tenuiculus (Erséus, 1984)
• Smithsonidrilus tuber (Erséus, 1983)
• Smithsonidrilus vesiculatus (Erséus, 1984)
• Smithsonidrilus westoni Erséus, 1982

Further reading

• Diaz, Robert J., and Christer Erseus. "Habitat preferences and species associations of shallow-water marine Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) from the barrier reef ecosystems off Belize, Central America." Aquatic Oligochaete Biology V. Springer Netherlands, 1994. 93–105.
• Erséus, Christer. "Mangroves and marine oligochaete diversity." Wetlands Ecology and Management 10.3 (2002): 197–202.

Notes and References

1. Erseus. Christer. 1990. The marine Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) of the barrier reef ecosystems at Carrie Bow Cay, Belize, and other parts of the Caribbean Sea, with descriptions of twenty-seven new species and revision of Heterodrilus, Thalassodrilides and Smithsonidrilus. Zoologica Scripta. 19. 3. 243–303. 10.1111/j.1463-6409.1990.tb00259.x. 84355292. 0300-3256.
2. Erseus. C.. Wetzel. M. J.. Gustavsson. L.. ICZN rules—a farewell to Tubificidae (Annelida, Clitellata). Zootaxa. 1744. 1. 2008. 66. 1175-5334. 10.11646/zootaxa.1744.1.7. free.