original description
Erséus, C.; Rota, E. (1996). Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) from the Ross Sea (Antarctica) with descriptions of one new genus and two new species. <em>Polar Biol.</em> 16 (7): 491-496. [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record
Checklist of the antarctic Oligochaeta by Patrick Martin (look up in IMIS) [details]
Holotype SMNH 4744, geounit Ross Sea [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Fine sand at 126 m depth [details]
Distribution Known only from the type locality in the Ross Sea, Antarctica. [details]
Etymology Named gelidus (Latin for ‘icy cold, harsh’), referring to the High Antarctic location of the type locality [details]