Pontodrilus litoralis

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Pontodrilus litoralis (Grube, 1855)

Taxonomy

Family: Megascolecidae Genus: Pontodrilus

Synonyms:	Lumbricus Iitoralis Grube, 1855: 127. Pontoscolex arenicola Schmarda, 1861 Pontodrilus marionis Perrier, 1874 Cryptodrilus insularis Rosa, 1891 Pontodrilus bermudensis Beddard, 1891b; Thai 1987: 7; Nguyen and Nguyen 2010: 123. ... 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:	Peregrine
General comment:	For the Antilles, see also: Cantu-Martinez, 1987 and 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

Ecological category:	Aquatic
Climatic zone:	Temperate, Mediterranean, Sub-tropical, Tropical
Habitat:	Wetlands
Micro-habitat:	Marine water

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

General data

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 |original_description_year=1855
 |synonym_01=Lumbricus Iitoralis
-|synonym_reference_01=Grube, 1855
+|synonym_reference_01=Grube, 1855: 127.
 |synonym_02=Pontoscolex arenicola
 |synonym_reference_02=Schmarda, 1861
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 |synonym_reference_04=Rosa, 1891
 |synonym_05=Pontodrilus bermudensis
-|synonym_reference_05=Beddard, 1891b
+|synonym_reference_05=Beddard, 1891b; Thai 1987: 7; Nguyen and Nguyen 2010: 123.
 |taxonomic_comment=Often misspelled ''Pontodrilus littoralis'' Grube, 1855.
 |distribution_status=Peregrine