WoRMS taxon details
Nomenclatureoriginal description
Rota, E.; Erseus, C. (2000). Two new and peculiar species of Grania (Annelida: Clitellata: Enchytraeidae) inhabiting Tasmanian estuaries. <em>New Zealand Journal of Zoology.</em> 27(3): 245-254., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/03014223.2000.9518232 [details] Available for editors [request]
TaxonomyOtheradditional source
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]
Holotype QVM 14:3889, verbatimGeounit Little Musselroe Bay... [details]
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Distribution Abundant and widespread around Tasmania, from the north coast and Cape Barren Island to the southernmost tip at Southport Lagoon [details]
Distribution Widespread around Tasmania, Australia [details]
Distribution Originally reported from estuaries around Tasmania, where it is abundant and widespread (about 70 specimens from six stations) and covers a salinity range of 11–35psu, G. dolichura now appears to be a ‘‘southern Australian element’’ with a distribution possibly spanning across the Great Australian Bight and the South Australian Gulfs. [details]
Ecology It lives from high- to low-water mark, in a salinity range of 11—35‰ [details]
Etymology Named for the extremely elongate body, using the Greek dolichos (= long) and oura (= tail). [details]
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