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Eiseniella tetraedra (Savigny in Cuvier, 1826)

Eiseniella tetraeda (habitus)
Eiseniella tetraeda (habitus)

994671  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:994671)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Annelida (Phylum)
  4. Clitellata (Class)
  5. Oligochaeta (Subclass)
  6. Crassiclitellata (Order)
  7. Lumbricina (Suborder)
  8. Lumbricidae (Family)
  9. Eiseniella (Genus)
  10. Eiseniella tetraedra (Species)
accepted
Species
Allolobophora tetraedrus (Savigny in Cuvier, 1826) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Allurus pupa (Eisen, 1874) · unaccepted (synonym)
Allurus tetraedrus novis Ribaucourt, 1896 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Helodrilus tetraedrus (Savigny in Cuvier, 1826) · unaccepted > superseded combination

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  1. Subspecies Eiseniella tetraedra eutypica Michaelsen, 1910 accepted as Eiseniella tetraedra (Savigny in Cuvier, 1826)
  2. Subspecies Eiseniella tetraedra hammoniensis Michaelsen, 1909 accepted as Eiseniella tetraedra (Savigny in Cuvier, 1826)
  3. Subspecies Eiseniella tetraedra intermedia Černosvitov, 1934 accepted as Eiseniella tetraedra (Savigny in Cuvier, 1826)
  4. Subspecies Eiseniella tetraedra neapolitana Örley, 1885 accepted as Eiseniella neapolitana (Örley, 1885)
  5. Subspecies Eiseniella tetraedra ochridana Černosvitov, 1931 accepted as Eiseniella ochridana (Černosvitov, 1931)
  6. Subspecies Eiseniella tetraedra phorogenesa Qiu & Bouché, 1998 accepted as Eiseniella tetraedra (Savigny in Cuvier, 1826)
  7. Subspecies Eiseniella tetraedra popi Zicsi, 1960 accepted as Eiseniella tetraedra (Savigny in Cuvier, 1826)
  8. Subspecies Eiseniella tetraedra proporandra Qiu & Bouché, 1998 accepted as Eiseniella tetraedra (Savigny in Cuvier, 1826)
  9. Subspecies Eiseniella tetraedra quadripora Černosvitov, 1942 accepted as Eiseniella tetraedra (Savigny in Cuvier, 1826)
  10. Variety Eiseniella tetraedra var. hercynia (Michaelsen, 1890) accepted as Eiseniella tetraedra (Savigny in Cuvier, 1826)
  11. Variety Eiseniella tetraedra var. popi Zicsi, 1960 accepted as Eiseniella tetraedra popi Zicsi, 1960 accepted as Eiseniella tetraedra (Savigny in Cuvier, 1826)
  12. Variety Eiseniella tetraedra var. sewelli Stephenson, 1924 accepted as Eiseniella neapolitana (Örley, 1885)
  13. Subspecies Eiseniella tetraedra lacustris Černosvitov, 1931 (uncertain > unassessed)
  14. Subspecies Eiseniella tetraedra peleensis Tzelepi, 1943 (uncertain > unassessed)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Enterion tetraedrum Savigny in Cuvier, 1826) Savigny, Jules-Cesar; Cuvier, Georges <b>[caveat: the actual author is Cuvier, not Savigny]</b>. (1826). Analyse des travaux de l'Académie royale des Sciences pendant l'année 1821, partie physique [Zoology from p. 172]. <em>Mémoires de l'Académie (royale) des sciences de l'Institut (imperial) de France.</em> 5: 153-203, with the Cuvier summary of Savigny's unpublished lumbricid memoir from p.176-184., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16376288
page(s): 184 [details] OpenAccess publication
WoRMS (2025). Eiseniella tetraedra (Savigny in Cuvier, 1826). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=994671 on 2025-07-14
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2017-06-13 05:53:31Z
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Reynolds, John W.
2017-10-24 11:25:41Z
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Martin, Patrick
2021-12-11 10:33:03Z
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van Haaren, Ton

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Nomenclature

original description (of Allurus dubius Michaelsen, 1890) Michaelsen, W. (1890). Die Lumbriciden Norddeutschlands. <em>Jahrbuch der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Anstalten.</em> 7: 1–19., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7894570
page(s): 7 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Allurus flavus Friend, 1893) Friend, H. (1893). The Earthworms of Ireland. <em>The Irish Naturalist.</em> 2(1): 6-10; 2(2): 39-43; 2(4): 89-90; 2(5): 121-122; 2(7): 188-191; 2(8): 216-220; 2(9): 238-241; 2(10): 272-276; 2(11): 288-292., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6388843
page(s): 291; note: Nov. 1893 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Allurus hercynius Michaelsen, 1890) Michaelsen, W. (1890). Die Lumbriciden Norddeutschlands. <em>Jahrbuch der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Anstalten.</em> 7: 1–19., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7894570
page(s): 7 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Allurus macrurus Friend, 1893) Friend, H. (1893). On some new Irish earth-worms. <em>Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy.</em> 18:453-462., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16481012
page(s): 461; note: May, 1893 [details] 

original description (of Allurus mollis Friend, 1913) Friend, H. (1913). Annelid Hunting in Notts. Second paper. <em>Report and Transactions of Notts Naturalists' Society.</em> 60:50-64.
page(s): 63 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Allurus tetragonurus Friend, 1893) Friend, H. (1893). On some new Irish earth-worms. <em>Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy.</em> 18:453-462., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16481012
page(s): 461; note: May 1893 [details] 

original description (of Lumbricus agilis Hoffmeister, 1843) Hoffmeister, W. (1843). Beitrag zur Kenntnis deutscher Landanneliden. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 9(1): 183-198., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13703214 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Lumbricus amphisbaena Dugés, 1828) Dugès, A. (1828). Recherches sur la circulation, la respiration et la reproduction des Annelides abranches. <em>Annales des sciences naturelles, Paris.</em> 15: 284-337 + Plate VII-IX., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6011631
page(s): 289, 293 [details] 

original description (of Lumbricus quadrangularis Risso, 1826) Risso, A. (1826). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. Tome quatrième. F.-G. Levrault, Paris, viii + 439 pp. + pls 1-12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50455192
page(s): 426 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Tetragonurus pupa Eisen, 1874) Eisen, G. (1874). Bitrag till kännedomen om New Englands och Canadas Lumbricider. <em>Öfv. Vet-Akad. Förh. Stockholm.</em> 31(2): 41-49 + 1 Plate. [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Allurus tetraedrus bernensis Ribacourt, 1896) Ribaucourt, Edouard de. (1896). Étude sur la faune lombricide de la Suisse. <em>Revue suisse de zoologie.</em> 4: 1-110, plates 1-3 [also separately published? (printer Rey et Malavallon]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10198530
page(s): 73 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Allurus tetraedrus infinitesimalis Ribacourt, 1896) Ribaucourt, Edouard de. (1896). Étude sur la faune lombricide de la Suisse. <em>Revue suisse de zoologie.</em> 4: 1-110, plates 1-3 [also separately published? (printer Rey et Malavallon]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10198530
page(s): 74 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Eiseniella tetraedra intermedia Černosvitov, 1934) Černosvitov, L. (1934). Sur les Oligochètes terricoles de Crète. <em>Sbornik Zoologického Oddeleni Narodniho Musea v Praze.</em> 1(4): 17-20. [details] 

original description (of Eiseniella tetraedra quadripora Černosvitov, 1942) Cernosvitov, L. (1942). Oligochaeta from Various Parts of the World. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 111: 197-236.
page(s): 220; note: As Eiseniella tetraedra (Sav.) mut. quadripora, n.mut. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Enterion tetraedrum Savigny in Cuvier, 1826) Savigny, Jules-Cesar; Cuvier, Georges <b>[caveat: the actual author is Cuvier, not Savigny]</b>. (1826). Analyse des travaux de l'Académie royale des Sciences pendant l'année 1821, partie physique [Zoology from p. 172]. <em>Mémoires de l'Académie (royale) des sciences de l'Institut (imperial) de France.</em> 5: 153-203, with the Cuvier summary of Savigny's unpublished lumbricid memoir from p.176-184., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16376288
page(s): 184 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Lumbricus tetraedrus obscurus Eisen, 1871) Eisen, G. (1871). Bidrag till Skandinaviens Oligochaetfauna. <em>Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-akademiens forhandlingar.</em> 27(10): 953-971 + Plates XI-XVII., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62285042
page(s): 968 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Allurus tetraedrus novis Ribaucourt, 1896) Ribaucourt, Edouard de. (1896). Étude sur la faune lombricide de la Suisse. <em>Revue suisse de zoologie.</em> 4: 1-110, plates 1-3 [also separately published? (printer Rey et Malavallon]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10198530
page(s): 74 [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record Reynolds, J. W.; Jones, A. G. (2005). The earthworms (Oligochaeta: Acanthodrilidae, Glossoscolecidae, and Lumbricidae) of the Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean. <em>Megadrilogica.</em> 10(10): 75-86. [English; abstr. English, Spanish, French]. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

Other

context source (Introduced species) Frenot, Y.; Chown, S. L.; Whinam, J.; Selkirk, P. M.; Convey, P.; Skotnicki, M.; Bergstrom, D. M. (2005). Biological invasions in the Antarctic: extent, impacts and implications. <em>Biological Reviews.</em> 80(1): 45-72., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s1464793104006542 [details] OpenAccess publication

context source (RAS) Frenot, Y.; Chown, S. L.; Whinam, J.; Selkirk, P. M.; Convey, P.; Skotnicki, M.; Bergstrom, D. M. (2005). Biological invasions in the Antarctic: extent, impacts and implications. <em>Biological Reviews.</em> 80(1): 45-72., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s1464793104006542 [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source Bülow, T. V. (1955). Oligochaeten aus den Endgebieten der Schlei. <em>Kieler Meeresforsch.</em> 11(2): 253-264., available online at https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/55262/1/B%C3%BClow%2CT.v._Bd.11_1955.pdf
page(s): 262 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Černosvitov, L. (1939). VI. OLIGOCHAETA. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 1(1): 81-116.
page(s): 114 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Knöllner, F. H. (1935). Ökologische und systematische Untersuchungen über litorale und marine Oligochäten der Kieler Bucht. <em>Zoologische Jahrbuecher (Systematik).</em> 66: 425-512. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 491 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Southern, Rowland. (1909). Contributions towards a monograph of the British and Irish Oligochaeta. <em>Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy.</em> 27: 119-182 + plates VII-XI., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34885013
page(s): 165 [details] 

additional source Sims, R.W.; Gerard, B.M. (1999). Earthworms. Notes for the identification of British species. <em>Synopsis of the British Fauna (N. S).</em> 31 (revised) : i-viii + 1-169.
page(s): 90 [details] 

additional source Lehmitz, R.; Römbke, J.; Jänsch, S.; Krück, S.; Beylich, A.; Graefe, U. (2014). Checklist of earthworms (Oligochaeta: Lumbricidae) from Germany. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3866(2): 221-245., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.2.3
page(s): 232 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Michaelsen, W. (1907). Oligochaeten von Australien. <em>Àbhandlungen aus dem Gebiete der Naturwissenschaften herausgegeben vom Naturwissenschaftlichen Verein in Hamburg.</em> 19(1): 3-25., available online at https://archive.org/details/abhandlungen-aus-dem-gebiete-der-naturwissenschaften-19-20/page/n9/mode/2up
page(s): 24 [details] OpenAccess publication

 
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