Inanidrilus wasseri
Appearance
Inanidrilus wasseri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Annelida |
Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
Clade: | Sedentaria |
Class: | Clitellata |
Order: | Tubificida |
Family: | Naididae |
Genus: | Inanidrilus |
Species: | I. wasseri
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Binomial name | |
Inanidrilus wasseri |
Inanidrilus wasseri is a species of annelid worm.[2][1] It is known from subtidal sands near the Lizard Island in the northern part of the Great Barrier Reef. Preserved specimens measure 14.1–17.5 mm (0.56–0.69 in) in length. The specific name wasseri honours Mr Robert Wasser, a maintenance officer at the Lizard Island Research Station.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Erséus, Christer (1984). "Taxonomy and phylogeny of the gutless Phallodrilinae (Oligochaeta, Tubificidae), with descriptions of one new genus and twenty-two new species". Zoologica Scripta. 13 (4): 239–272. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.1984.tb00041.x.
- ^ Timm, T. (2015). "Inanidrilus wasseri Erséus, 1984". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 31 January 2017.