''Olavius'' is a

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s, first described by

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in 1984. Members of the genus are found in the waters of

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and

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, off the coasts of

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and the

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at depths of 200 m.

Subdivisions

The following subdivisions are currently accepted within the genus ''Olavius''.

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 ''Olavius algarvensis'' is a species of gutless oligochaete worm in the family Tubificidae which depends on symbiotic bacteria for its nutrition. Habitats and research ''Olavius algarvensis'' lives in coastal sediments in the Mediterranean. It ...

'' 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 ''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. Subd ...

'' 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

Subdivisions

Subgenus ''Olavius'' (Coralliodriloides)

Subgenus ''Olavius'' (Olavius)

Other species

References

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