Pontodrilus litoralis

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General data	Thematic references	Distribution references
Pontodrilus litoralis (Grube, 1855)

Taxonomy

Family: Megascolecidae Genus: Pontodrilus

Synonyms:	Lumbricus Iitoralis Grube, 1855 Pontoscolex arenicola Schmarda, 1861 Pontodrilus marionis Perrier, 1874 Cryptodrilus insularis Rosa, 1891 Pontodrilus bermudensis Beddard, 1891b ... more synonyms
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Often misspelled Pontodrilus littoralis Grube, 1855.

Short description
External characteristics: N/A
Internal characteristics: N/A

Distribution

Geographical origin:	N/A
Distribution status:	Cosmopolitan
General comment:	Species also present in Antilles (Cantu-Martinez, 1987). See also: Michaelsen, 1910h.
Present in:	Angola, Australia, Bermuda, Brazil, Burma (Myanmar), Canary Islands, Cape Verde, China, Colombia, Cook Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Fidji, France, Galápagos Islands, Greece, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kiribati, Korea, Koweit, Lesser Antilles, Madagascar, Maldives, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Samoa, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tonga, Tunisia, United States, Venezuela, Vietnam,
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Biology-Ecology

The ciliate Anoplophrya aegitnensis has been found in the intestine of P. littoralis (Cepede, 1910)

General data

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 |synonym_reference_12=Michaelsen, 1899a
 |synonym_13=Pontodrilus matsushimensis chathamianus
 |synonym_reference_13=Michaelsen, 1899a
 |synonym_14=Pontodrilus michaelseni hortensis
 |synonym_reference_14=Eisen, 1900
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 |synonym_reference_17=Beddard, 1906
 |synonym_18=Pontodrilus albanyensis
 |synonym_reference_18=Michaelsen, 1907a
 |synonym_19=Pontodrilus bermudensis ephippiger
 |synonym_reference_19=Stephenson, 1915a
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 |synonym_23=Pontodrilus gracilis
 |synonym_reference_23=Gates, 1943
+|taxonomic_comment=Often misspelled ''Pontodrilus littoralis'' Grube, 1855.
 |distribution_status=Cosmopolitan
 |general_comment=Species also present in Antilles (Cantu-Martinez, 1987). See also: Michaelsen, 1910h.