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WoRMS taxon details

Pontodrilus litoralis (Grube, 1855)

137476  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137476)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Annelida (Phylum)
  4. Clitellata (Class)
  5. Oligochaeta (Subclass)
  6. Crassiclitellata (Order)
  7. Megascolecidae (Family)
  8. Pontodrilus (Genus)
  9. Pontodrilus litoralis (Species)
accepted
Species
Cryptodrilus insularis Rosa, 1891 · unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Lumbricus litoralis Grube, 1855 · unaccepted (synonym)
Pontodrilus agnesae Stephenson, 1915 · unaccepted (Synonym)
Pontodrilus bermudensis Beddard, 1891 · unaccepted (Synonym)
Pontodrilus crosslandi Beddard, 1905 · unaccepted (Synonym)
Pontodrilus gracilis Gates, 1943 · unaccepted (Synonym)
Pontodrilus hesperidum Beddard, 1894 · unaccepted (Synonym)
Pontodrilus insularis (Rosa, 1891) · unaccepted (Synonym)
Pontodrilus littoralis (Grube, 1855) · unaccepted (lapsus calami)
Pontodrilus marionis Perrier, 1874 · unaccepted (Synonym)
Pontodrilus michaelseni Eisen, 1895 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, terrestrial
recent only
(of Lumbricus litoralis Grube, 1855) Grube, Adolph Eduard. (1855). Beschreibungen neuer oder wenig bekannter Anneliden. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Berlin.</em> 21(1): 81-136, plates III-V., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6651100
page(s): 127 [details] OpenAccess publication
Distribution Known from many tropical and subtropical areas throughout the world (Easton, 1984), but not recorded from northern China...  
Distribution Known from many tropical and subtropical areas throughout the world (Easton, 1984), but not recorded from northern China before. It is known from Hainan (Chen, 1938) and Hong Kong (Easton, 1984; Erseus, 1990) in southern China. [details]
Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2024). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Pontodrilus litoralis (Grube, 1855). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137476 on 2024-11-20
Date
action
by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
Erséus, Christer
2005-07-18 12:31:08Z
checked
Timm, Tarmo
2019-11-15 14:44:14Z
changed
van Haaren, Ton

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original description (of Pontodrilus matsushimensis Iizuka, 1898) Iizuka, A. (1898). On a new species of littoral Oligochaeta (Pontodrilus matsushimensis). <em>Zoological institute, Science Coll., Imp. Univ., Tokyo.</em> 2(1): 21-27. [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Pontodrilus michaelseni Eisen, 1895) Eisen, G. A. (1895). Pacific Coast Oligochaeta I, Phoenicodrilus taste; Pontodrilus michaelseni; Eclipidrilus frigidus. <em>Memoirs of the California Academy of Sciences.</em> 2(4):63-122 + Plates XXXI-XLV., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8180110
page(s): 73 [details] 

original description (of Pontodrilus albanyensis Michaelsen, 1907) Michaelsen, W. (1907). Oligochaeta. <em>in Michaelsen. W, and Hartmeyer, R. (Eds.). Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Ergebnisse der Hamburger Süd-West Australischen Fotschungsreise 1905. Jena: Gustav Fischer.</em> 1 (2): 117-232., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3645187
page(s): 185 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Pontodrilus albanyensis var. cygni Jackson, 1931) Jackson, A. (1931). The Oligochaeta of south-western Australia. <em>Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia.</em> 17: 71-136. [details] 

original description (of Lumbricus litoralis Grube, 1855) Grube, Adolph Eduard. (1855). Beschreibungen neuer oder wenig bekannter Anneliden. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Berlin.</em> 21(1): 81-136, plates III-V., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6651100
page(s): 127 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Pontodrilus agnesae Stephenson, 1915) Stephenson, J. (1915). On some Indian Oligochaeta, mainly from southern India and Ceylon. <em>Memoirs of the Indian Museum.</em> 6(1): 35-108., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36861047 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Pontodrilus arenae Fr. Müller in Michaelsen, 1892) Michaelsen, W. (1892). Terricolen der Berliner Zoologischen Sammlung. II. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 58: 209-261., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6386659
page(s): 222 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Pontodrilus bermudensis Beddard, 1891) Beddard, F.E. (1891). VIII.—Abstract of some investigations into the structure of the Oligochæta. <em>The annals and magazine of natural history.</em> 7(37): 88-96., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25164573#page/102/mode/1up
page(s): 96 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Pontodrilus crosslandi Beddard, 1905) Beddard, F.E. (1905). 8. On a new Species of Worm of the Genus Poritodrilus from, the Shores of the Red Se. <em>Journal of Zoology.</em> 75(4): 558-561. [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Pontodrilus gracilis Gates, 1943) Gates, G. E. (1943). On Some American and Oriental Earthworms. Part II, Family Megascolecidae. <em>Ohio Journal of Science.</em> 43 (3): 99-116. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Pontodrilus hesperidum Beddard, 1894) Beddard, F.E. (1894). Some new or little known Oligochaeta. <em>Proceedings of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh.</em> 12: pp. 30-45., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26239036
page(s): 37 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Pontodrilus marionis Perrier, 1874) Perrier, Edm. (1874). Sur un nouveau genre indigene des Lombriciens terrestres (Pontodrilus marionis E. P.). <em>Compte rendu hebdomadaire des seances de l'Academie des Sciences Paris.</em> 78: 1582-1586., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4013465
page(s): 1582 [details] 

original description (of Cryptodrilus insularis Rosa, 1891) Rosa, Daniel. (1891). Die exotischen Terricolen des k. k. naturhistorischen Hofmuseums. <em>Annalen des K. K. naturhistorischen Hofmuseums. Wein.</em> 6: 379–406., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5374870
page(s): 387 [details] OpenAccess publication

taxonomy source Seesamut, T.; Jirapatrasilp, P.; Chanabun, R.; Oba, Y.; Panha, S. (2019). Size variation and geographical distribution of the luminous earthworm Pontodrilus litoralis (Grube, 1855) (Clitellata, Megascolecidae) in Southeast Asia and Japan. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 862: 23-42., available online at https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/35727/list/9/
note: Has molecular data for geographic populations [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

context source (HKRMS) Erséus, C. (1990). Marine Oligochaeta of Hong Kong. <em>In: Morton B, editor. Proceedings of the Second International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China. The Marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and southern china II. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong.</em> 1: 259-335. [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 Glasby, Christopher J.; Read, Geoffrey B.; Lee, Kenneth E.; Blakemore, R.J.; Fraser, P.M.; Pinder, A.M.; Erséus, C.; Moser, W.E.; Burreson, E.M.; Govedich, F.R.; Davies, R.W.; Dawson, E.W. (2009). Phylum Annelida: bristleworms, earthworms, leeches. <em>[Book chapter].</em> Chapt 17, pp. 312-358. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Erséus, C. (1990). Marine Oligochaeta of Hong Kong. <em>In: Morton B, editor. Proceedings of the Second International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China. The Marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and southern china II. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong.</em> 1: 259-335. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

new combination reference Perrier, Edm. (1874). Sur un nouveau genre indigene des Lombriciens terrestres (Pontodrilus marionis E. P.). <em>Compte rendu hebdomadaire des seances de l'Academie des Sciences Paris.</em> 78: 1582-1586., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4013465
page(s): 1584, no figures; note: the new combination of Pontodrilus litoralis (as 'littoralis') is used on p. 1584 [details] 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From editor or global species database
Distribution Known from many tropical and subtropical areas throughout the world (Easton, 1984), but not recorded from northern China before. It is known from Hainan (Chen, 1938) and Hong Kong (Easton, 1984; Erseus, 1990) in southern China. [details]

Ecology Marine, brackish and probably also freshwater habitats on beaches and in estuaries. In sand; often sand containing fair amounts of detritus. [details]

Ecology Marine, brackish and probably also freshwater habitats on beaches and in estuaries. [details]
    Definitions

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To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes) (from synonym Pontodrilus bermudensis Beddard, 1891)
To Barcode of Life (52 barcodes) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Pontodrilus marionis Perrier, 1874)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Pontodrilus matsushimensis Iizuka, 1898)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Pontodrilus bermudensis Beddard, 1891)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Pontodrilus albanyensis Michaelsen, 1907)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Lumbricus litoralis Grube, 1855)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Pontodrilus michaelseni Eisen, 1895)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Pontodrilus laccadivensis Beddard, 1903)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pontodrilus bermudensis) (from synonym Pontodrilus bermudensis Beddard, 1891)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pontodrilus litoralis) 
To GenBank (321 nucleotides; 215 proteins) 
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Pontodrilus bermudensis Beddard, 1891)
To PESI 
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (1 record) (from synonym Pontodrilus gracilis Gates, 1943)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (2 records) (from synonym Pontodrilus arenae Fr. Müller in Michaelsen, 1892)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (5 records) (from synonym Pontodrilus bermudensis Beddard, 1891)
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