WoRMS taxon details
Lumbricillus lineatus (Müller, 1774)
137438 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137438)
accepted
Species
Clitellio lineatus (Müller, 1774) · unaccepted (Synonym)
Lumbricillus agilis Moore, 1905 · unaccepted (Synonym)
Lumbricillus claparedeanus (Ditlevsen, 1904) · unaccepted
Lumbricus lineatus Müller, 1774 · unaccepted (Synonym)
Marionina glandifera Friend, 1912 · unaccepted
Nais litoralis mutica Müller, 1788 · unaccepted
Pachydrilus claparedeanus Ditlevsen, 1904 · unaccepted (Synonym)
Pachydrilus lineatus (Müller, 1774) · unaccepted (Synonym)
Saenuris lineata Hoffmeister, 1843 · unaccepted
Saenuris lineatus (Müller, 1774) · unaccepted (Synonym)
Tubifex lineatus (Müller, 1774) · unaccepted (Synonym)
marine
(of Lumbricus lineatus Müller, 1774) Müller, O. F. (1773-1774). <i>Vermium terrestrium et fluviatilium, seu animalium infusoriorum, helminthicorum, et testaceorum, non marinorum, succincta historia</i>. <em>[Book].</em> Vol. 1: 1-136 Infusoria [1773] / Vol1 [part 2] 1-78 Helminthica 1-72 [1774] ; Vol. 2: 1-214 Testacea + index 8 pp. [1774]. Havniæ (Copenhagen) & Lipsiæ (Leipzig): Heineck & Faber., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/50344 [details] 
Distribution Western Australia (new records) and southeastern Australia (Coates, unpublished), China (Coates, unpublished), widely...
Distribution Western Australia (new records) and southeastern Australia (Coates, unpublished), China (Coates, unpublished), widely distributed along European coastlines; northeast and northwest North America; southeast South America and Tierra del Fuego [details]
Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2025). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Lumbricillus lineatus (Müller, 1774). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137438 on 2025-08-25
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Lumbricus lineatus Müller, 1774) Müller, O. F. (1773-1774). <i>Vermium terrestrium et fluviatilium, seu animalium infusoriorum, helminthicorum, et testaceorum, non marinorum, succincta historia</i>. <em>[Book].</em> Vol. 1: 1-136 Infusoria [1773] / Vol1 [part 2] 1-78 Helminthica 1-72 [1774] ; Vol. 2: 1-214 Testacea + index 8 pp. [1774]. Havniæ (Copenhagen) & Lipsiæ (Leipzig): Heineck & Faber., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/50344 [details]
original description (of Lumbricillus agilis Moore, 1905) Moore, J. P. (1905). Some marine oligochaeta of New England. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 57: 373-399., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6331789 [details]
original description (of Pachydrilus claparedeanus Ditlevsen, 1904) Ditlevsen, A. (1904). Studien an Oligochäten. <em>Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie.</em> 77: 398-480 + plates XVI-XVII., available online at https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Zeitschrift-fuer-wiss-Zoologie_77_0398-0480.pdf
page(s): 431; note: As Pachydrilus Claparèdeanus n. sp. (?) but the diacretic è is changed into e [details]
original description (of Marionina glandifera Friend, 1912) Friend, H. (1912). New british Oligochaets. <em>The Zoologist.</em> 16(852): 220-226., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40959318
page(s): 225 [details]
original description (of Saenuris lineata Hoffmeister, 1843) Hoffmeister, W. (1843). Beitrag zur Kenntnis deutscher Landanneliden. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 9(1): 183-198., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13703214
page(s): 195 [details]
original description (of Nais litoralis mutica Müller, 1788) Müller O. F. (1788). Zoologia Danica seu animalium Daniae et Norvegiae rariorum ac minus notorum descriptiones et historia. Volumen secundum: pp. [1-3], 1-56, pls. 41-80. Havniae [Copenhague], N. Möller., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33601499
page(s): 56; note: as varietatem muticam [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]
original description (of Lumbricillus agilis Moore, 1905) Moore, J. P. (1905). Some marine oligochaeta of New England. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 57: 373-399., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6331789 [details]
original description (of Pachydrilus claparedeanus Ditlevsen, 1904) Ditlevsen, A. (1904). Studien an Oligochäten. <em>Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie.</em> 77: 398-480 + plates XVI-XVII., available online at https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Zeitschrift-fuer-wiss-Zoologie_77_0398-0480.pdf
page(s): 431; note: As Pachydrilus Claparèdeanus n. sp. (?) but the diacretic è is changed into e [details]
original description (of Marionina glandifera Friend, 1912) Friend, H. (1912). New british Oligochaets. <em>The Zoologist.</em> 16(852): 220-226., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40959318
page(s): 225 [details]
original description (of Saenuris lineata Hoffmeister, 1843) Hoffmeister, W. (1843). Beitrag zur Kenntnis deutscher Landanneliden. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 9(1): 183-198., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13703214
page(s): 195 [details]
original description (of Nais litoralis mutica Müller, 1788) Müller O. F. (1788). Zoologia Danica seu animalium Daniae et Norvegiae rariorum ac minus notorum descriptiones et historia. Volumen secundum: pp. [1-3], 1-56, pls. 41-80. Havniae [Copenhague], N. Möller., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33601499
page(s): 56; note: as varietatem muticam [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]
Other
context source (Introduced species)
Frenot, Y.; Chown, S. L.; Whinam, J.; Selkirk, P. M.; Convey, P.; Skotnicki, M.; Bergstrom, D. M. (2005). Biological invasions in the Antarctic: extent, impacts and implications. <em>Biological Reviews.</em> 80(1): 45-72., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s1464793104006542 [details]
additional source Checklist of the antarctic Oligochaeta by Patrick Martin (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Coates, K. A. (1990). Marine Enchytraeidae (Oligochaeta, Annelida) of the Albany area, Western Australia. <em>In: Proceedings of the Third International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Albany, Western Australia. Western Australia Museum, Perth.</em> 13-41. [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Nielsen, C. O.; Christensen, B. (1959). The Enchytraeidae: critical revision and taxonomy of European species (Studies on Enchytraeidae VII). <em>Natura Jutlandica.</em> 8-9: 1-160.
page(s): 100 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Michaelsen, W. (1903). Hamburgische Elb-Untersuchung IV. Oligochaeten. <em>Jb. Hamb. wiss. Anst.</em> 19(2), 169-210.
page(s): 207 [details]
additional source Nurminen, M. (1964). Lumbricillus fennicus sp. n. and some other enchytraeids (Oligochaeta) from Finland. <em>In Annales Zoologici Fennici. Finnish Zoological and Botanical Publishing Board.</em> 1(1): 48-51. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Stephenson, J. (1932). Oligochaeta. Part i. Microdrili (mainly Enchytraeidae). <em>Discovery Reports Cambridge.</em> 4: 233-264., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5569606#page/254/mode/1up [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Lasserre, P. (1971). The marine Enchytraeidae (Annelida, Oligochaeta) of the eastern coast of North America with notes on their geographical distribution and habitat. <em>Biol.Bull.</em> 140:440-460., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/146435.pdf [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Kasprzak, K. (1973). Notatki o faunie skąposzczetów (Oligochaeta) Polski, I [Notes on Oligochaeta fauna of Poland, I]. <em>Fragmenta Faunistika.</em> 18(21): 405-434., available online at http://rcin.org.pl/miiz/Content/43840/WA058_50692_P256-T18_Frag-Faun-Nr-21.pdf
page(s): 426 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Kunst, M. (1956). Faunistische Notizen über Oligochäten und Hirudineen aus Island und Färöern. <em>Hydrobiologia.</em> 8(3-4): 323-327., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00151761
page(s): 325 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Checklist of the antarctic Oligochaeta by Patrick Martin (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Coates, K. A. (1990). Marine Enchytraeidae (Oligochaeta, Annelida) of the Albany area, Western Australia. <em>In: Proceedings of the Third International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Albany, Western Australia. Western Australia Museum, Perth.</em> 13-41. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Nielsen, C. O.; Christensen, B. (1959). The Enchytraeidae: critical revision and taxonomy of European species (Studies on Enchytraeidae VII). <em>Natura Jutlandica.</em> 8-9: 1-160.
page(s): 100 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Michaelsen, W. (1903). Hamburgische Elb-Untersuchung IV. Oligochaeten. <em>Jb. Hamb. wiss. Anst.</em> 19(2), 169-210.
page(s): 207 [details]
additional source Nurminen, M. (1964). Lumbricillus fennicus sp. n. and some other enchytraeids (Oligochaeta) from Finland. <em>In Annales Zoologici Fennici. Finnish Zoological and Botanical Publishing Board.</em> 1(1): 48-51. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Stephenson, J. (1932). Oligochaeta. Part i. Microdrili (mainly Enchytraeidae). <em>Discovery Reports Cambridge.</em> 4: 233-264., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5569606#page/254/mode/1up [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Lasserre, P. (1971). The marine Enchytraeidae (Annelida, Oligochaeta) of the eastern coast of North America with notes on their geographical distribution and habitat. <em>Biol.Bull.</em> 140:440-460., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/146435.pdf [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Kasprzak, K. (1973). Notatki o faunie skąposzczetów (Oligochaeta) Polski, I [Notes on Oligochaeta fauna of Poland, I]. <em>Fragmenta Faunistika.</em> 18(21): 405-434., available online at http://rcin.org.pl/miiz/Content/43840/WA058_50692_P256-T18_Frag-Faun-Nr-21.pdf
page(s): 426 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Kunst, M. (1956). Faunistische Notizen über Oligochäten und Hirudineen aus Island und Färöern. <em>Hydrobiologia.</em> 8(3-4): 323-327., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00151761
page(s): 325 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Distribution Western Australia (new records) and southeastern Australia (Coates, unpublished), China (Coates, unpublished), widely distributed along European coastlines; northeast and northwest North America; southeast South America and Tierra del Fuego [details]Ecology Salt marshes, upper to lower littoral zone, driftline algal deposits; sand, gravel, mud, under rocks; near industrial and domestic marine outfalls. [details]
To Barcode of Life (22 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Saenuris lineatus (Müller, 1774))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Lumbricus lineatus Müller, 1774)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Tubifex lineatus (Müller, 1774))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Pachydrilus lineatus (Müller, 1774))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lumbricillus lineatus)
To GenBank (166 nucleotides; 101 proteins)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Pachydrilus lineatus (Müller, 1774))
To PESI (from synonym Lumbricus lineatus Müller, 1774)
To PESI (from synonym Clitellio lineatus (Müller, 1774))
To PESI (from synonym Tubifex lineatus (Müller, 1774))
To PESI (from synonym Saenuris lineatus (Müller, 1774))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (3 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Saenuris lineatus (Müller, 1774))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Lumbricus lineatus Müller, 1774)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Tubifex lineatus (Müller, 1774))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Pachydrilus lineatus (Müller, 1774))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lumbricillus lineatus)
To GenBank (166 nucleotides; 101 proteins)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Pachydrilus lineatus (Müller, 1774))
To PESI (from synonym Lumbricus lineatus Müller, 1774)
To PESI (from synonym Clitellio lineatus (Müller, 1774))
To PESI (from synonym Tubifex lineatus (Müller, 1774))
To PESI (from synonym Saenuris lineatus (Müller, 1774))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (3 records)
To ITIS
