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WoRMS taxon details

Grania ascophora Coates, 1990

475675  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:475675)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
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  PDF available [request]
Holotype  WAM 69-89, verbatimGeounit southern part of...  
Holotype WAM 69-89, verbatimGeounit southern part of Bar... [details]
Distribution Princess Royal Harbour and King George Sound, Western Australia.  
Distribution Princess Royal Harbour and King George Sound, Western Australia. [details]

Distribution Barker Bay and Princess Royal Harbour, Albany area, Western Australia.  
Distribution Barker Bay and Princess Royal Harbour, Albany area, Western Australia. [details]

Etymology The species is named for the sac-shaped diverticula borne on the spermatheca, using the Greek askos, bag, bladder or sac,...  
Etymology The species is named for the sac-shaped diverticula borne on the spermatheca, using the Greek askos, bag, bladder or sac, combined with the Greek phoros, bearing. [details]
Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2025). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Grania ascophora Coates, 1990. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=475675 on 2025-06-05
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2010-05-11 08:20:37Z
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2020-02-16 13:43:47Z
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Nomenclature

original description 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  PDF available [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  PDF available [request]

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype WAM 69-89, verbatimGeounit southern part of Bar... [details]
From editor or global species database
Distribution Princess Royal Harbour and King George Sound, Western Australia. [details]

Distribution Barker Bay and Princess Royal Harbour, Albany area, Western Australia. [details]

Ecology Lower intertidal to shallow subtidal, fine to medium sand with some shell. [details]

Etymology The species is named for the sac-shaped diverticula borne on the spermatheca, using the Greek askos, bag, bladder or sac, combined with the Greek phoros, bearing. [details]
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