WoRMS taxon details

Grania ocarina Rota, Erséus & Wang, 2003

475706  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:475706)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Rota, E.; Erséus, C.; Wang, H. (2003). Grania ocarina sp. п., G darwinensis (Coates and Stacey) comb, п., and other marine Enchytraeidae (Oligochaeta) from the Dampier area, Western Australia.  [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Holotype  WAM V 4351, verbatimGeounit Western...  
Holotype WAM V 4351, verbatimGeounit Western Australia, D... [details]
Depth range In medium to coarse sand, intertidal to barely subtidal (0.5 m).  
Depth range In medium to coarse sand, intertidal to barely subtidal (0.5 m). [details]

Distribution Only known from the type locality: Withnell Bay, Dampier Area, Western Australia  
Distribution Only known from the type locality: Withnell Bay, Dampier Area, Western Australia [details]

Etymology Named for the peculiar form of the spermathecal ectal duct resembling an ocarina, an Italian, terra-cotta, wind instrument...  
Etymology Named for the peculiar form of the spermathecal ectal duct resembling an ocarina, an Italian, terra-cotta, wind instrument having the mouthpiece as a spout on the side. [details]
Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2024). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Grania ocarina Rota, Erséus & Wang, 2003. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=475706 on 2024-04-24
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2010-05-11 08:20:37Z
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2020-02-16 13:43:47Z
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original description Rota, E.; Erséus, C.; Wang, H. (2003). Grania ocarina sp. п., G darwinensis (Coates and Stacey) comb, п., and other marine Enchytraeidae (Oligochaeta) from the Dampier area, Western Australia.  [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 WAM V 4351, verbatimGeounit Western Australia, D... [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range In medium to coarse sand, intertidal to barely subtidal (0.5 m). [details]

Distribution Only known from the type locality: Withnell Bay, Dampier Area, Western Australia [details]

Etymology Named for the peculiar form of the spermathecal ectal duct resembling an ocarina, an Italian, terra-cotta, wind instrument having the mouthpiece as a spout on the side. [details]