WoRMS taxon details
Lumbricillus minutus (Müller, 1776)
137440 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137440)
accepted
Species
Clitellio minutus (Müller, 1776) · unaccepted (superseded subsequent combination)
Lumbricus minutus Müller, 1776 · unaccepted (Synonym)
Pachydrilus minutus (Müller, 1776) · unaccepted
marine
(of Lumbricus minutus Müller, 1776) Müller, O.F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae Prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae Indigenarum characters, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. [Prodromus of Danish Zoology, or the characters, names, and synonyms of the indigenous animals of Denmark and Norway, especially of the popular ones.]. <em>Typis Hallageriis, Havniae.</em> 32: 1-282., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47550 [details] 
Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2026). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Lumbricillus minutus (Müller, 1776). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137440 on 2026-07-03
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Lumbricus minutus Müller, 1776) Müller, O.F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae Prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae Indigenarum characters, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. [Prodromus of Danish Zoology, or the characters, names, and synonyms of the indigenous animals of Denmark and Norway, especially of the popular ones.]. <em>Typis Hallageriis, Havniae.</em> 32: 1-282., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47550 [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]
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
status 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): 97; note: regards minutus as species dubia [details] Available for editors
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status source Nurminen, M. (1973). Enchytraeidae (Oligochaeta) from the vicinity of Lake Baikal, Siberia. <em>Annales Zoologici Fennici.</em> 10: 478-482. [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 97; note: regards minutus as species dubia [details] Available for editors
[request]status source Nurminen, M. (1973). Enchytraeidae (Oligochaeta) from the vicinity of Lake Baikal, Siberia. <em>Annales Zoologici Fennici.</em> 10: 478-482. [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Ude, H. (1901). Die arktischen Enchyträiden und Lumbriciden, sowie die geographische Verbreitung dieser Familien. <em>Fauna arctica : eine Zusammenstellung der arktischen Tierformen mit besonderer Berücksichtigung des Spitzbergen-Gebietes auf Grund der Ergebnisse der Deutschen Expedition in das Nördliche Eismeer im Jahre 1898.</em> 2(1): 1-34 + Plates I-II., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2120475
page(s): 16 [details]
page(s): 16 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
