Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri Claparède, 1862
Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2026). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri Claparède, 1862. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137556 on 2026-01-10
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Infection of Oligochaetes, Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri (Annelida: Oligochaeta), in the Nasal Cavity of a Chinese Man
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Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri (holotype; penial sheath)
from L. hoffmeisteri, taken from Claparede, 1862, fig 1
Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri (holotype; chaeta)
from L. hoffmeisteri, taken from Claparede, 1862, fig 12
of L. aurostriatus, taken from Southern 1909, plate VII, 3b a=anteroventral; p=posteroventral
Limnodrilus aurostriatus (penial sheath)
of L. aurostriatus, taken from Southern 1909, plate VII, 3g
of L. parvus, taken from Southern, 1909, plate VIII, fig 5a a=dorsal of III; b=ventral of V
of L. parvus, taken from Southern, 1909, plate VIII, fig 5d-e
of L. socialis, taken from Southern, 1912, fig 9
of L. socialis, taken from Southern, 1912, fig 16
Limnodrilus socialis (penial sheath; adapted)
of L. socialis, taken from Southern, 1912, fig 16, adapted to show detail op tip
Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri (neotype; penial sheath)
of Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri, fig 4a-b in Liu et al, 2017
of Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri, fig 4c in Liu et al, 2017
Distribution for Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri Claparède, 1862 - European waters (ERMS scope)
Distribution for Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri Claparède, 1862 - New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri Claparède, 1862 - Portugal
Distribution for Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri Claparède, 1862 - Spain
Distribution for Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri Claparède, 1862 - Scheldt estuary
Distribution for Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri Claparède, 1862 - Netherlands
Distribution for Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri Claparède, 1862 - Belgium
Distribution for Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri Claparède, 1862 - Germany
Distribution for Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri Claparède, 1862 - Turkey
Distribution for Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri Claparède, 1862 - Serbia
Distribution for Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri Claparède, 1862 - Danube
Distribution for Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri Claparède, 1862 - North European Russia
Distribution for Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri Claparède, 1862 - Mato Grosso do Sul
Distribution for Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri Claparède, 1862 - Great Britain
Distribution for Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri Claparède, 1862 - Thames Estuary
Distribution for Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri Claparède, 1862 - Italy
Distribution for Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri Claparède, 1862 - Tunisia
Distribution for Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri Claparède, 1862 - Norway
Distribution for Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri Claparède, 1862 - Switzerland
Distribution for Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri Claparède, 1862 - Polish part of the Baltic Sea
Distribution for Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri Claparède, 1862 - Cuba
Distribution for Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri Claparède, 1862 - Morocco
Distribution for Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri Claparède, 1862 - Algeria
Distribution for Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri Claparède, 1862 - Bolivia
Distribution for Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri Claparède, 1862 - Canada
Distribution for Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri Claparède, 1862 - Montenegro
Distribution for Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri Claparède, 1862 - Peru
Distribution for Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri Claparède, 1862 - Guatemala
Distribution for Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri Claparède, 1862 - El Salvador
Distribution for Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri Claparède, 1862 - Nicaragua
Distribution for Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri Claparède, 1862 - Texas
Distribution for Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri Claparède, 1862 - Kenya
Distribution for Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri Claparède, 1862 - Slovakia
Distribution for Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri Claparède, 1862 - Iberian Peninsula
Distribution for Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri Claparède, 1862 - Tibet
Distribution for Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri Claparède, 1862 - Luxembourg
Distribution for Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri Claparède, 1862 - Iraq
Distribution for Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri Claparède, 1862 - Poland
Distribution for Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri Claparède, 1862 - Oman
Distribution for Limnodrilus aurostriatus Southern, 1909 - Karelia
Distribution for Limnodrilus lucasi Benham, 1903 - New Zealand North
Distribution for Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri divergens Marcus, 1942 - Sao Paulo