Inanidrilus wasseri

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Inanidrilus wasseri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Clade: Sedentaria
Class: Clitellata
Order: Tubificida
Family: Naididae
Genus: Inanidrilus
Species:
I. wasseri
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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Timm, T. (2015). "Inanidrilus wasseri Erséus, 1984". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 31 January 2017.