Olavius

Olavius
	Olavius algarvensis
Scientific 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
	See text

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

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

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

Subgenus Olavius (Coralliodriloides)

Olavius (Coralliodriloides) avisceralis (Erséus, 1981)
Olavius (Coralliodriloides) fredi Erséus, 1997
Olavius (Coralliodriloides) hanssoni Erséus, 1984
Olavius (Coralliodriloides) loisae Erséus, 1984
Olavius (Coralliodriloides) mokapuensis Erséus & Davis, 1989
Olavius (Coralliodriloides) rottnestensis Erséus, 1993
Olavius (Coralliodriloides) strigosus Erséus & Davis, 1989

Subgenus Olavius (Olavius)

Olavius (Olavius) alius Erséus, 1984
Olavius (Olavius) longissimus (Giere, 1979)
Olavius (Olavius) pravus Erséus, 1990
Olavius (Olavius) tantulus Erséus, 1984

Other species

Olavius abrolhosensis Erséus, 1997
Olavius albidoides Erséus, 1997
Olavius albidus (Jamieson, 1977)
Olavius algarvensis Giere, Erséus & Stuhlmacher, 1998
Olavius amplectens Erséus & Bergfeldt, 2007
Olavius avitus Erséus, 2003
Olavius bullatus Finogenova, 1986
Olavius capillus Erséus, 1997
Olavius caudatus (Erséus, 1979)
Olavius clavatus (Erséus, 1981)
Olavius comorensis (Erséus, 1981)
Olavius cornuatus Davis, 1984
Olavius crassitunicatus Finogenova, 1986
Olavius curtus Erséus, 2003
Olavius fidelis Erséus & Bergfeldt, 2007
Olavius filithecatus (Erséus, 1981)
Olavius finitimus Erséus, 1990
Olavius furinus Erséus, 2003
Olavius fusus Erséus, 1993
Olavius geniculatus (Erséus, 1981)
Olavius gierei Erséus, 1997
Olavius hamulatus Erséus, 1997
Olavius ilvae Giere & Erséus, 2002
Olavius imperfectus Erséus, 1984
Olavius isomerus Erséus & Bergfeldt, 2007
Olavius latus Erséus, 1986
Olavius lifouensis Erséus & Bergfeldt, 2007
Olavius macer Erséus, 1984
Olavius manifae Erséus, 1985
Olavius montebelloensis Erséus, 1997
Olavius muris Erséus, 2003
Olavius nicolae Erséus & Giere, 1995
Olavius nivalis Erséus & Bergfeldt, 2007
Olavius paraloisae Erséus & Bergfeldt, 2007
Olavius parapellucidus Erséus & Davis, 1989
Olavius patriciae Erséus, 1993
Olavius pellucidus Erséus, 1984
Olavius planus (Erséus, 1979)
Olavius prodigus Erséus, 1993
Olavius productus Erséus, 1997
Olavius propinquus Erséus, 1984
Olavius rallus Erséus, 1991
Olavius separatus Erséus, 1993
Olavius soror Erséus, 2003
Olavius tannerensis Erséus, 1991
Olavius tenuissimus (Erséus, 1979)
Olavius ullae Erséus, 2003
Olavius ulrikae Erséus, 2008
Olavius vacuus Erséus, 1990
Olavius valens Erséus, 1997
Olavius verpa Erséus, 1985

References

^ ^a ^b "Olavius". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b "Australian Faunal Directory: Olavius". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2022-05-17.