WoRMS taxon details
Grania antarctica Rota & Erséus, 1996
370522 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:370522)
accepted
Species
marine
Rota, E.; Erséus, C. (1996). Six new species of Grania (Oligochaeta, Enchytraeidae) from the Ross Sea, Antarctica. <em>Antarctic Science.</em> 8: 169-183. [details] Available for editors 
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Holotype USNM 172400, geounit Ross Sea
Holotype USNM 172400, geounit Ross Sea [details]
Distribution Only known from the type locality: Ross Island
Distribution Known from both McMurdo Sound and Terra Nova Bay
Etymology There is no etymological explanation in the Original paper, but most likely derived from the locality (Ross Sea) which is...
Distribution Only known from the type locality: Ross Island [details]
Distribution Known from both McMurdo Sound and Terra Nova Bay
Distribution Known from both McMurdo Sound and Terra Nova Bay [details]
Etymology There is no etymological explanation in the Original paper, but most likely derived from the locality (Ross Sea) which is...
Etymology There is no etymological explanation in the Original paper, but most likely derived from the locality (Ross Sea) which is in the Antarctics [details]
Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2025). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Grania antarctica Rota & Erséus, 1996. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=370522 on 2025-04-19
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Nomenclature
original description
Rota, E.; Erséus, C. (1996). Six new species of Grania (Oligochaeta, Enchytraeidae) from the Ross Sea, Antarctica. <em>Antarctic Science.</em> 8: 169-183. [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Checklist of the antarctic Oligochaeta by Patrick Martin (look up in IMIS) [details]
[request]basis of record Checklist of the antarctic Oligochaeta by Patrick Martin (look up in IMIS) [details]
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 [request]
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 172400, geounit Ross Sea [details]
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Distribution Only known from the type locality: Ross Island [details]Distribution Known from both McMurdo Sound and Terra Nova Bay [details]
Etymology There is no etymological explanation in the Original paper, but most likely derived from the locality (Ross Sea) which is in the Antarctics [details]
