WoRMS taxon details
Grania quaerens Rota, Wang & Erséus, 2007
475712 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:475712)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Rota, E.; Wang, H.; Erséus, C. (2007). The diverse Grania fauna (Clitellata: Enchytraeidae) of the Esperance area, Western Australia, with descriptions of two new species. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 41: 999-1023., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222930701391682 [details] Available for editors 
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Holotype WAM V 7315
Holotype WAM V 7315 [details]
Distribution South coast of Western Australia
Etymology The specific name is Latin for ‘‘seeker, searcher’’, in reference to its occurrence in the Recherche Archipelago.
Distribution South coast of Western Australia [details]
Etymology The specific name is Latin for ‘‘seeker, searcher’’, in reference to its occurrence in the Recherche Archipelago.
Etymology The specific name is Latin for ‘‘seeker, searcher’’, in reference to its occurrence in the Recherche Archipelago. [details]
Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2026). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Grania quaerens Rota, Wang & Erséus, 2007. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=475712 on 2026-03-06
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Nomenclature
original description
Rota, E.; Wang, H.; Erséus, C. (2007). The diverse Grania fauna (Clitellata: Enchytraeidae) of the Esperance area, Western Australia, with descriptions of two new species. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 41: 999-1023., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222930701391682 [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]Taxonomy
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 [request]
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Holotype WAM V 7315 [details]
From editor or global species database
Distribution South coast of Western Australia [details]Ecology Exclusively found in lower intertidal, medium to coarse sand. [details]
Etymology The specific name is Latin for ‘‘seeker, searcher’’, in reference to its occurrence in the Recherche Archipelago. [details]
