List of worms of the Houtman Abrolhos

The marine worms identified at the Houtman Abrolhos comprise 22 species of the polychaete family Terebellidae,^[1] and 16 species of the family oligochaete family Tubificidae.^[2]

Terebellidae		Tubificidae
Pseudothelepus binara Thelepus robustus Amphitritides ithya Arranooba booromia Eupolymnia koorangia Lanice bidewa Lanice sinata Lanicides attenuata Lanicides lacuna Lanicides physa Lanicola lobata Longicarpus modestus Loimia ochracea Neoleprea booligal Nicolea amnis Pista kimberliensis	Pista violacea Pseudoproclea australis Spinosphaera cowarrie Terebella muliarrus Terebella tantabiddycreekensis Tyira owensi	Aktedrilus fissilis Aktedrilus longetubularis Aktedrilus parviprostratus Aktedrilus parvithecatus Aktedrilus triplex Bathydrilus edwardsi Heterodrilus decipiens Limnodriloides agnes Limnodriloides australis Limnodriloides gossensis Limnodriloides vermithecatus Olavius abrolhosensis Olavius patriciae Pectinodrilus multiplex Pirodriloides albanensis Smithsonidrilus nimius

References[edit]

^ Erséus, Christer (1997). "Marine Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) from the Montebello and Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia, with descriptions of twenty-three new species". In Wells, F. E. (ed.). The marine flora and fauna of the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Volume 2. Western Australian Museum. pp. 389–458. ISBN 0-7309-8553-9.
^ Hutchings, Pat (1997). "The Terebellidae (F. Polychaeta) from the Wallabi Group, Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia". In Wells, F. E. (ed.). The marine flora and fauna of the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Volume 2. Western Australian Museum. pp. 459–501. ISBN 0-7309-8553-9.