Olavius is a genus of oligochaete worms, first described by Christer Erséus in 1984.
Members of the genus are found in the waters of Queensland and Western Australia, 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
- Olavius abrolhosensis <small>Erséus, 1997</small>
- Olavius albidoides <small>Erséus, 1997</small>
- Olavius albidus <small>(Jamieson, 1977)</small>
- Olavius algarvensis <small>Giere, Erséus & Stuhlmacher, 1998</small>
- Olavius amplectens <small>Erséus & Bergfeldt, 2007</small>
- Olavius avitus <small>Erséus, 2003</small>
- Olavius bullatus <small>Finogenova, 1986</small>
- Olavius capillus <small>Erséus, 1997</small>
- Olavius caudatus <small>(Erséus, 1979)</small>
- Olavius clavatus <small>(Erséus, 1981)</small>
- Olavius comorensis <small>(Erséus, 1981)</small>
- Olavius cornuatus <small>Davis, 1984</small>
- Olavius crassitunicatus <small>Finogenova, 1986</small>
- Olavius curtus <small>Erséus, 2003</small>
- Olavius fidelis <small>Erséus & Bergfeldt, 2007</small>
- Olavius filithecatus <small>(Erséus, 1981)</small>
- Olavius finitimus <small>Erséus, 1990</small>
- Olavius furinus <small>Erséus, 2003</small>
- Olavius fusus <small>Erséus, 1993</small>
- Olavius geniculatus <small>(Erséus, 1981)</small>
- Olavius gierei <small>Erséus, 1997</small>
- Olavius hamulatus <small>Erséus, 1997</small>
- Olavius ilvae <small>Giere & Erséus, 2002</small>
- Olavius imperfectus <small>Erséus, 1984</small>
- Olavius isomerus <small>Erséus & Bergfeldt, 2007</small>
- Olavius latus <small>Erséus, 1986</small>
- Olavius lifouensis <small>Erséus & Bergfeldt, 2007</small>
- Olavius macer <small>Erséus, 1984</small>
- Olavius manifae <small>Erséus, 1985</small>
- Olavius montebelloensis <small>Erséus, 1997</small>
- Olavius muris <small>Erséus, 2003</small>
- Olavius nicolae <small>Erséus & Giere, 1995</small>
- Olavius nivalis <small>Erséus & Bergfeldt, 2007</small>
- Olavius paraloisae <small>Erséus & Bergfeldt, 2007</small>
- Olavius parapellucidus <small>Erséus & Davis, 1989</small>
- Olavius patriciae <small>Erséus, 1993</small>
- Olavius pellucidus <small>Erséus, 1984</small>
- Olavius planus <small>(Erséus, 1979)</small>
- Olavius prodigus <small>Erséus, 1993</small>
- Olavius productus <small>Erséus, 1997</small>
- Olavius propinquus <small>Erséus, 1984</small>
- Olavius rallus <small>Erséus, 1991</small>
- Olavius separatus <small>Erséus, 1993</small>
- Olavius soror <small>Erséus, 2003</small>
- Olavius tannerensis <small>Erséus, 1991</small>
- Olavius tenuissimus <small>(Erséus, 1979)</small>
- Olavius ullae <small>Erséus, 2003</small>
- Olavius ulrikae <small>Erséus, 2008</small>
- Olavius vacuus <small>Erséus, 1990</small>
- Olavius valens <small>Erséus, 1997</small>
- Olavius verpa <small>Erséus, 1985</small>
References
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): 281âÂÂ290.
- Dubilier, Nicole, Anna Blazejak, and Caroline Rühland. "Symbioses between bacteria and gutless marine oligochaetes." Molecular Basis of Symbiosis. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006. 251âÂÂ275.