Olavius is a genus of oligochaete worms, first described by Christer Erséus in 1984.[1][2]

Olavius
Olavius algarvensis
Olavius algarvensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Clade: Sedentaria
Class: Clitellata
Order: Tubificida
Family: Naididae
Subfamily: Phallodrilinae
Genus: Olavius
Erséus, 1984
Type species
Olavius longissimus
(Giere, 1979)
Species

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Members of the genus are found in the waters of Queensland and Western Australia,[3] off the coasts of Fiji and the Solomon Islands at depths of 200 m.[3]

Subdivisions

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The following subdivisions are currently accepted within the genus Olavius.[1]

Subgenus Olavius (Coralliodriloides)

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Subgenus Olavius (Olavius)

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Other species

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Olavius". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  2. ^ Christer Erséus (October 1984). "Taxonomy and Phylogeny of the Gutless Phallodrilinae (Oligochaeta, Tubificidae), with Descriptions of One New Genus and Twenty-Two New Species". Zoologica Scripta (in English and English). 13 (4): 239–272. doi:10.1111/J.1463-6409.1984.TB00041.X. ISSN 0300-3256. Wikidata Q56701273.
  3. ^ a b "Australian Faunal Directory: Olavius". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2022-05-17.

Further reading

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  • 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.
  • Giere, Olav, et al. "A comparative structural study on bacterial symbioses of Caribbean gutless Tubificidae (Annelida, Oligochaeta)." Acta zoologica 76.4 (1995): 281–290.
  • Dubilier, Nicole, Anna Blazejak, and Caroline Rühland. "Symbioses between bacteria and gutless marine oligochaetes." Molecular Basis of Symbiosis. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006. 251–275.