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WoRMS taxon details

Naidinae Ehrenberg, 1831

AphiaID

176043 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:176043)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Subfamily

Parent

Naididae Ehrenberg, 1831

Synonymised names

Chaetogastrinae Sperber, 1948 · unaccepted (Erséus et al. (2017) showed that...)

Erséus et al. (2017) showed that Chaetogastrinae are nested within Naidinae (sensu Sperber) making the latter subfamily paraphyletic if Chaetogastrinae are maintained

Paranaidinae Sperber, 1948 · unaccepted

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Genus Amphichaeta Tauber, 1879
Genus Nais Müller, 1774
Genus Paranais Czerniavsky, 1881
Genus Blanonais Gervais, 1838 (uncertain > nomen dubium, unused, possibly nomen oblitum, but would be senior to Paranais Czerniavsky, 1881 if they are synonyms)
Genus Bohemilla Vejdovský, 1884 accepted as Vejdovskyella Michaelsen, 1903 (Synonym)

Environment

~~marine~~, brackish, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Ehrenberg, C. G. (1828-1831). Animalia evertebrata exclusis Insectis. Series prima. In: F. G. Hemprich & C. G. Ehrenberg, Symbolae physicae, seu icones et descriptiones Mammalium, Avium, Insectorum et animalia evertebra, quae ex itinere per Africam borealem et Asiam occidentalem studio nova aut illustrata redierunt. 126 pp. (1831), 10 pls (1828)., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48517135 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2026). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Naidinae Ehrenberg, 1831. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=176043 on 2026-09-01

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2005-07-19 06:57:49Z

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Timm, Tarmo

2010-05-11 06:10:54Z

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Timm, Tarmo

2017-01-20 19:44:39Z

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Timm, Tarmo

2017-05-26 07:07:08Z

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van Haaren, Ton

2017-11-19 09:45:32Z

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van Haaren, Ton

2021-12-30 15:20:01Z

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van Haaren, Ton

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Nomenclature

original description Ehrenberg, C. G. (1828-1831). Animalia evertebrata exclusis Insectis. Series prima. In: F. G. Hemprich & C. G. Ehrenberg, Symbolae physicae, seu icones et descriptiones Mammalium, Avium, Insectorum et animalia evertebra, quae ex itinere per Africam borealem et Asiam occidentalem studio nova aut illustrata redierunt. 126 pp. (1831), 10 pls (1828)., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48517135 [details]

original description (of Chaetogastrinae Sperber, 1948) Sperber, Christina. (1948). A taxonomical study of the Naididae. Zoologiska Bidrag från Uppsala. 28: 1-296.
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original description (of Paranaidinae Sperber, 1948) Sperber, Christina. (1948). A taxonomical study of the Naididae. Zoologiska Bidrag från Uppsala. 28: 1-296.
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basis of record Timm,. T. (2004). Oligochaeta checklist for ERMS2. (look up in IMIS) [details]

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Brinkhurst, R.O. (1985). The generic and subfamilial classification of the Naididae (Annelida: Oligochaeta). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 98(2): 470-475.
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Identification resource

identification resource Harman, W. J. (1974). The Naididae (Oligochaeta) of Surinam. Zoologische Verhandelingen, Leiden. 133: 1-36.
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