WoRMS taxon details

Grania laxartus Locke & Coates, 1999

1069633  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1069633)

accepted
Species
Grania laxarta Locke & Coates In Locke, 1998 · unaccepted (unpublished, as MS in thesis)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Locke, J. M. [Jan Maureen]; Coates, K. A. (1999). Redescriptions of Grania americana, G. bermudensis and descriptions of two new species of Grania (Annelida : Clitellata : Enchytraeidae) from Bermuda. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 112(3), 598-623., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34590247 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

(of Grania laxarta Locke & Coates In Locke, 1998) Locke, Jan Maureen. (1998). Systematics and biology of Grania (Annelida: Clitellata: Enchytraeidae) of the Bermuda Islands. <em>[M.Sc. Thesis, University of Toronto].</em> 177 pp., available online at https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/bitstream/1807/12730/1/MQ45419.pdf
note: unavailable name in thesis reproduction of submitted MS [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Holotype  USNM 185951, geounit Bermuda  
Holotype USNM 185951, geounit Bermuda [details]
Note In the Original papers by Locke (1998) and...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality In the Original papers by Locke (1998) and Locke & Coates (1999) the lat/lon of the holotype-locality (32ᵒ21'70"N, 64ᵒ42'80") is invalid and are in fact 32ᵒ21.70 N, 64ᵒ42.80 W (pers.comm. K. Coates, 3.ii.2020) [details]
Distribution Ferry Point Bridge, Whalebone Bay, Pearl Island, Ferry Reach and Smith’s Sound, Bermuda, and Carrie Bow Cay, Belize.  
Distribution Ferry Point Bridge, Whalebone Bay, Pearl Island, Ferry Reach and Smith’s Sound, Bermuda, and Carrie Bow Cay, Belize. [details]

Etymology The species is named in allusion to the unique shape of the spermathecal duct; laxartus from the latin laxus meaning wide...  
Etymology The species is named in allusion to the unique shape of the spermathecal duct; laxartus from the latin laxus meaning wide or broad, combined with artus meaning joints. Earlier in her 1998 thesis Locke had used the name G. 'laxarta' 38 times, which would be the correct spelling for gender agreement (Grania is feminine). However, here the authors use the spelling 'laxartus' and state it is a noun in apposition. Therefore it is invariant, and independent of genus gender. [details]
Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2024). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Grania laxartus Locke & Coates, 1999. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1069633 on 2024-03-28
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2018-03-12 08:59:35Z
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2019-05-15 07:00:08Z
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2020-02-16 13:43:47Z
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original description Locke, J. M. [Jan Maureen]; Coates, K. A. (1999). Redescriptions of Grania americana, G. bermudensis and descriptions of two new species of Grania (Annelida : Clitellata : Enchytraeidae) from Bermuda. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 112(3), 598-623., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34590247 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

original description  (of Grania laxarta Locke & Coates In Locke, 1998) Locke, Jan Maureen. (1998). Systematics and biology of Grania (Annelida: Clitellata: Enchytraeidae) of the Bermuda Islands. <em>[M.Sc. Thesis, University of Toronto].</em> 177 pp., available online at https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/bitstream/1807/12730/1/MQ45419.pdf
note: unavailable name in thesis reproduction of submitted MS [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

context source (Bermuda) Locke, J. M.; Coates, K. A. (1999). Redescriptions of Grania americana, G. bermudensis and descriptions of two new species of Grania (Annelida: Clitellata: Enchytraeidae) from Bermuda. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 112(3): 598-623 [details]   

additional source Reynolds, J. W.; Wetzel, M. J. (2018). Nomenclatura Oligochaetologica – A catalogue of names, descriptions and type specimens. Editio Secunda. , available online at https://nomenclatura-oligochaetologica.inhs.illinois.edu/
note: listing [details]   

status source Schmelz, Rüdiger M.; Collado, Rut. (2012). An updated checklist of currently accepted species of Enchytraeidae (Oligochaeta). <em>Landbauforschung. VTI Agriculture and forestry research. Special Issue.</em> 357: 67–87., available online at https://www.thuenen.de/media/publikationen/landbauforschung-sonderhefte/lbf_sh357.pdf [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

status source Prantoni, A.; Lana, P. C.; Erséus, C. (2017). Global checklist of species of Grania (Clitellata: Enchytraeidae) with remarks on their geographic distribution. <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> 391:1-44., available online at https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/EJT_0391_0001-0044.pdf [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Holotype USNM 185951, geounit Bermuda [details]
From editor or global species database
Distribution Ferry Point Bridge, Whalebone Bay, Pearl Island, Ferry Reach and Smith’s Sound, Bermuda, and Carrie Bow Cay, Belize. [details]

Etymology The species is named in allusion to the unique shape of the spermathecal duct; laxartus from the latin laxus meaning wide or broad, combined with artus meaning joints. Earlier in her 1998 thesis Locke had used the name G. 'laxarta' 38 times, which would be the correct spelling for gender agreement (Grania is feminine). However, here the authors use the spelling 'laxartus' and state it is a noun in apposition. Therefore it is invariant, and independent of genus gender. [details]

Grammatical gender noun in apposition [details]

Type locality In the Original papers by Locke (1998) and Locke & Coates (1999) the lat/lon of the holotype-locality (32ᵒ21'70"N, 64ᵒ42'80") is invalid and are in fact 32ᵒ21.70 N, 64ᵒ42.80 W (pers.comm. K. Coates, 3.ii.2020) [details]