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Olavius

{{short description|Genus of annelid}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| taxon = Olavius

| image_alt = Olavius algarvensis

| image_caption = Olavius algarvensis

| image = Olavius_algarvensis_from_Elba,_Italy.jpg

| authority = Erséus, 1984

| type_species = Olavius longissimus

| type_species_authority = (Giere, 1979)

| subdivision_ranks = Species

| subdivision = See text

}}

Olavius is a genus of oligochaete worms, first described by Christer Erséus in 1984.{{cite WoRMS |title=Olavius |id=137375 |accessdate=11 April 2020}}{{Cite Q|Q56701273}}

Members of the genus are found in the waters of Queensland and Western Australia,{{Cite web |title=Australian Faunal Directory: Olavius |url=https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Olavius |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=biodiversity.org.au}} off the coasts of Fiji and the Solomon Islands at depths of 200 m.

Subdivisions

The following subdivisions are currently accepted within the genus Olavius.

= Subgenus ''Olavius'' (Coralliodriloides) =

=Subgenus ''Olavius'' (Olavius) =

= Other species =

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References

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Further reading

  • 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.

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Category:Tubificina

Category:Annelid genera

Category:Taxa named by Christer Erséus

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