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Nais Müller, 1774

137357  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137357)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Annelida (Phylum)
  4. Clitellata (Class)
  5. Oligochaeta (Subclass)
  6. Tubificida (Order)
  7. Tubificina (Suborder)
  8. Naididae (Family)
  9. Naidinae (Subfamily)
  10. Nais (Genus)
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  1. Species Nais borutzkii Sokolskaya, 1964
  2. Species Nais elinguis Müller, 1774
  3. Species Nais kisui Sato, Ohtaka & Timm, 2009
  4. Species Nais appendiculata d'Udekem, 1855 accepted as Slavina appendiculata (d'Udekem, 1855) (Synonym)
  5. Species Nais diaphana Gruithuisen, 1828 accepted as Chaetogaster diaphanus (Gruithuisen, 1828) (Synonym)
  6. Species Nais diastropha Gruithuisen, 1828 accepted as Chaetogaster diastrophus (Gruithuisen, 1828) (Synonymy)
  7. Species Nais littoralis [auct. misspelling for litoralis] accepted as Paranais litoralis (Müller, 1784) (subsequent misspelling by Blainville, Örsted and others of Nais litoralis Müller, 1784)
  8. Species Nais tubifex (Müller, 1774) accepted as Tubifex tubifex (Müller, 1774) (Synonym)
  9. Species Nais uncinata Ørsted, 1842 accepted as Uncinais uncinata (Ørsted, 1842) (Synonym)
  10. Species Nais auricularia Bosc, 1802 (uncertain > nomen dubium, Probably polychaeta or Echinodermata tentacle?)
  11. Species Nais equisetina Dugès, 1837 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, Probably Polychaeta: Fabriciidae ?)
  12. Species Nais marina Fabricius, 1780 (uncertain > nomen dubium, possibly Polychaeta)
marine, brackish, fresh
Müller, O. F. (1773-1774). <i>Vermium terrestrium et fluviatilium, seu animalium infusoriorum, helminthicorum, et testaceorum, non marinorum, succincta historia</i>. <em>[Book].</em> Vol. 1: 1-136 Infusoria [1773] / Vol1 [part 2] 1-78 Helminthica 1-72 [1774] ; Vol. 2: 1-214 Testacea + index 8 pp. [1774]. Havniæ (Copenhagen) & Lipsiæ (Leipzig): Heineck & Faber., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/50344
page(s): 20 [details] OpenAccess publication
Etymology Maybe derived from 'Nais' the root of the Finnish word for woman or from the Latin word 'Nais' which means mother, probably...  
Etymology Maybe derived from 'Nais' the root of the Finnish word for woman or from the Latin word 'Nais' which means mother, probably referring to the paratomic way of reproduction [details]
Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2024). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Nais Müller, 1774. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137357 on 2024-11-24
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Erséus, Christer
2005-07-19 06:57:49Z
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Timm, Tarmo
2005-07-19 12:01:00Z
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Timm, Tarmo
2021-05-24 05:47:41Z
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van Haaren, Ton

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original description Müller, O. F. (1773-1774). <i>Vermium terrestrium et fluviatilium, seu animalium infusoriorum, helminthicorum, et testaceorum, non marinorum, succincta historia</i>. <em>[Book].</em> Vol. 1: 1-136 Infusoria [1773] / Vol1 [part 2] 1-78 Helminthica 1-72 [1774] ; Vol. 2: 1-214 Testacea + index 8 pp. [1774]. Havniæ (Copenhagen) & Lipsiæ (Leipzig): Heineck & Faber., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/50344
page(s): 20 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Opsonais Gervais, 1838) Gervais, Paul. (1838). Note sur la disposition systématique des Annélides chétopodes de la famille des <i>Naïs</i>. <em>Bulletins de l'Académie Royale des Sciences et Belles-Lettres de Bruxelles.</em> 5(1): 13-20., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16009244
page(s): 16 [details] 

taxonomy source Envall, I.; Gustavsson, L. M.; Erséus, C. (2012). Genetic and chaetal variation in Nais worms (Annelida, Clitellata, Naididae). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 165(3): 495-520., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2012.00828.x [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

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] 

additional source Beddard, F.E. (1895). A monograph of the order of Oligochaeta. <em>[Book].</em> 769 pp. The Clarendon Press, Oxford., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/71343
page(s): 281 [details] 

additional source Udekem, J. d'. (1859). Nouvelle classification des Annélides sétigères abranches. <em>Mémoires de l'Académie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique.</em> 31: 1-28., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16207584
page(s): 19 [details] 

additional source Udekem, J. d'. (1855). Nouvelles classification des Annélides sétigères abranches. <em>Bulletins de l'Académie royale des sciences, des lettres et des beaux-arts de Belgique.</em> 22(2): 533-557, 3 figs., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15749769
page(s): 550 [details] 

additional source Brinkhurst, R.O. (1964). Studies on the North American aquatic Oligochaeta. I. Naididae and Opistocytidae. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 116:195-230.
page(s): 206 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Modeer, A. (1798). Beskrifning af et slagte ibland maskkraken kalladt Slinga, Nais. <em>Kungl. Svenska vetenskapsakademiens handlingar.</em> 19: 107-143., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46957626 [details] 

additional source Reuss, I.D. (1801). Scientia Naturalis I. Historia naturalis, generalis et zoologia. <em>Repertorium commentationum a societatibus litterariis editarum.</em> Göttingen., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44297477
page(s): 333 [details] 

identification resource Brinkhurst, R.O. (1982). British and Other Marine and Estuarine Oligochaetes. <em>Synopses of the British Fauna.</em> 21: 1-127. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
 
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Etymology Maybe derived from 'Nais' the root of the Finnish word for woman or from the Latin word 'Nais' which means mother, probably referring to the paratomic way of reproduction [details]
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