WoRMS taxon details
Uncinais Levinsen, 1884
137360 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137360)
accepted
Genus
Nais uncinata Ørsted, 1842 accepted as Uncinais uncinata (Ørsted, 1842) (type by monotypy)
- Species Uncinais golyschkinae Akinschina, 1984
- Species Uncinais minor Sokolskaya, 1962
- Species Uncinais uncinata (Ørsted, 1842)
- Species Uncinais litoralis (Müller, 1784) accepted as Paranais litoralis (Müller, 1784) (superseded subsequent combination)
recent only
feminine
Levinsen, G.M.R. (1884 (for year 1883)). Systematisk-geografisk Oversigt over de nordiske Annulata, Gephyrea, Chaetognathi og Balanoglossi. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den naturhistoriske Forening i Kjöbenhavn.</em> 45(1883): 95-354 + plates II-III., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16065206
page(s): 218; note: created for Nais uncinata Orsted and Nais littoralis Orsted [details]
page(s): 218; note: created for Nais uncinata Orsted and Nais littoralis Orsted [details]
Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2025). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Uncinais Levinsen, 1884. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137360 on 2025-04-29
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Nomenclature
original description
Levinsen, G.M.R. (1884 (for year 1883)). Systematisk-geografisk Oversigt over de nordiske Annulata, Gephyrea, Chaetognathi og Balanoglossi. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den naturhistoriske Forening i Kjöbenhavn.</em> 45(1883): 95-354 + plates II-III., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16065206
page(s): 218; note: created for Nais uncinata Orsted and Nais littoralis Orsted [details]
basis of record Erséus, C.; Healy, B.M. (2001). Oligochaeta, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 231-234 (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 218; note: created for Nais uncinata Orsted and Nais littoralis Orsted [details]
basis of record Erséus, C.; Healy, B.M. (2001). Oligochaeta, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 231-234 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Sperber, Christina. (1948). A taxonomical study of the Naididae. <em>Zoologiska Bidrag från Uppsala.</em> 28: 1-296. [details] Available for editors
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Identification resource
identification resource
Brinkhurst, R.O. (1982). British and Other Marine and Estuarine Oligochaetes. <em>Synopses of the British Fauna.</em> 21: 1-127. [details] Available for editors
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Other
additional source
Beddard, F.E. (1895). A monograph of the order of Oligochaeta. <em>[Book].</em> 769 pp. The Clarendon Press, Oxford., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/71343
page(s): 294 [details]
additional source Brinkhurst, R.O. (1964). Studies on the North American aquatic Oligochaeta. I. Naididae and Opistocytidae. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 116:195-230.
page(s): 205 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 294 [details]
additional source Brinkhurst, R.O. (1964). Studies on the North American aquatic Oligochaeta. I. Naididae and Opistocytidae. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 116:195-230.
page(s): 205 [details] Available for editors
