WoRMS taxon details
Enchytraeus Henle, 1837
137347 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137347)
accepted
Genus
Enchytraeus albidus Henle, 1837 (type by monotypy)
Halodrillus Verrill, 1873 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (monotypic species is Enchytraeus)
Litorea Cejka, 1913 · unaccepted
- Species Enchytraeus adrianensis Nagy, Dózsa-Farkas & Felföldi, 2023
- Species Enchytraeus albellus Klinth, Erséus & Rota, 2019
- Species Enchytraeus albidus Henle, 1837
- Species Enchytraeus andrasi Nagy, Dózsa-Farkas & Felföldi, 2023
- Species Enchytraeus andrasiformis Nagy, Dózsa-Farkas & Felföldi, 2023
- Species Enchytraeus australis Stephenson, 1932
- Species Enchytraeus bonus Shurova, 1978
- Species Enchytraeus capitatus von Bülow, 1957
- Species Enchytraeus christenseni Dózsa-Farkas, 1992
- Species Enchytraeus kincaidi Eisen, 1904
- Species Enchytraeus lacteus Nielsen & Christensen, 1961
- Species Enchytraeus liefdeensis Stephenson, 1924
- Species Enchytraeus mediterraneus Michaelsen, 1925
- Species Enchytraeus multiannulatus Altman, 1936
- Species Enchytraeus rupus Coates, 1980
- Species Enchytraeus sabulosus Southern, 1906
- Species Enchytraeus thomasi Rodriguez & Giani, 1986
- Species Enchytraeus adriaticus Vejdovský, 1878 accepted as Marionina adriatica (Vejdovský, 1878)
- Species Enchytraeus arenarius Michaelsen, 1889 accepted as Lumbricillus arenarius (Michaelsen, 1889) accepted as Paralumbricillus arenarius (Michaelsen, 1889) (Synonym)
- Species Enchytraeus argenteus Michaelsen, 1889 accepted as Marionina argentea (Michaelsen, 1889) (Synonym)
- Species Enchytraeus colpites Stephenson, 1932 accepted as Marionina colpites (Stephenson, 1932) (superseded original combination)
- Species Enchytraeus crymodes Stephenson, 1922 accepted as Lumbricillus crymodes (Stephenson, 1922) accepted as Paralumbricillus crymodes (Stephenson, 1922) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Enchytraeus dubius Stephenson, 1911 accepted as Lumbricillus dubius (Stephenson, 1911) accepted as Paralumbricillus dubius (Stephenson, 1911) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Enchytraeus lobatus Southern, 1909 accepted as Pachydrilus southerni Černosvitov, 1937 accepted as Marionina southerni (Černosvitov, 1937) (homonymy with Pachydrilus lobatus Bretscher, 1899, Marionina lobata (Bretscher, 1899))
- Species Enchytraeus macrochaetus Pierantoni, 1901 accepted as Grania macrochaeta (Pierantoni, 1901) (Synonym)
- Species Enchytraeus marina J. Moore, 1902 accepted as Enchytraeus marinus Moore, 1902 accepted as Stephensoniella marina (Moore, 1902) (lapsus)
- Species Enchytraeus minutus Nielsen & Christensen, 1961 accepted as Enchytraeus christenseni Dózsa-Farkas, 1992 (Synonymy)
- Species Enchytraeus muscicola Stephenson, 1924 accepted as Lumbricillus muscicolus (Stephenson, 1924) accepted as Paralumbricillus muscicolus (Stephenson, 1924) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Enchytraeus nasutus (Eisen, 1879) accepted as Henlea nasuta (Eisen, 1878) (Synonym)
- Species Enchytraeus pagenstecheri Ratzel, 1869 accepted as Lumbricillus pagenstecheri (Ratzel, 1869) (Synonym)
- Species Enchytraeus ratzeli Eisen, 1872 accepted as Neoenchytraeus ratzelii (Eisen, 1872) accepted as Fridericia ratzeli (Eisen, 1872) (Synonym)
- Species Enchytraeus spiculus Leuckart, 1847 accepted as Marionina spicula (Leuckart, 1847) (superseded original combination)
- Species Enchytraeus striatus Levinsen, 1884 accepted as Fridericia striata (Levinsen, 1884)
- Species Enchytraeus triventralopectinatus Minor, 1863 accepted as Paranais litoralis (Müller, 1784)
- Species Enchytraeus minutus Tauber, 1879 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Enchytraeus moniliformus d'Udekem, 1859 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
masculine
Henle, F.G.J. (1837). Ueber Enchytraeus, eine neue Anneliden-Gattung. <em>Archiv für Anatomie, Physiologie und Wissenschaftliche Medicin.</em> 74-90., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14168147 [details] 
Etymology According to Henle (1837) the genus is named for the occurrence of the worms in or associated with the water of flower...
Etymology According to Henle (1837) the genus is named for the occurrence of the worms in or associated with the water of flower pots. The Greek 'chytra' is the name for an earthen pot. [details]
Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2024). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Enchytraeus Henle, 1837. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137347 on 2024-11-21
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original description
Henle, F.G.J. (1837). Ueber Enchytraeus, eine neue Anneliden-Gattung. <em>Archiv für Anatomie, Physiologie und Wissenschaftliche Medicin.</em> 74-90., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14168147 [details]
original description (of Halodrillus Verrill, 1873) Verrill, A. E. (1873). XVIII. Report upon the invertebrate animals of Vineyard Sound and the adjacent waters, with an account of the physical characters of the region. <em>Report on the condition of the sea fisheries of the south coast of New England [later becomes Reports of the United States Commissioner of Fisheries].</em> 1: 295-778 pls. 1-38., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12087501
page(s): 329 [details]
original description (of Litorea Cejka, 1913) Cejka, B. (1913). Litorea krumbachi n. spec. n. gen.–Ein Beitrag zur Systematik der Enchytraeiden. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 17(4): 145-151., available online at https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/ZoologischerAnzeiger_42_0145-0151.pdf [details]
taxonomy source Eisen, G.A. (1879). On the Oligochaeta collected during the swedish expeditions to the arctic regions in the years 1870, 1875 and 1876. <em>Kongl. Svenska Vetenskaps-akademiens Handlingar.</em> 15(7): 1-49., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33813410
page(s): 10; note: Eisen (1879) distinguishes three subgenera in Enchytraeus (Archienchytraeus, Neoenchytraeus and Mesenchytraeus), but in het 1878 Swedish paper he regarded them as separate genera. [details]
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 Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Nielsen, C. O.; Christensen, B. (1959). The Enchytraeidae: critical revision and taxonomy of European species (Studies on Enchytraeidae VII). <em>Natura Jutlandica.</em> 8-9: 1-160.
page(s): 89 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Claparède, Edouard. R. (1862). Recherches anatomiques sur les Oligochètes. <em>Mémoires de la Société de physique et d'histoire naturelle de Genève.</em> 16: 217-291, plates 1-4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14253066
page(s): 270 [details]
identification resource Bell, A.W. (1958). The Anatomy of the Oligochaete Enchytraeus albidus, with a Key to the Species of the Genus Enchytraeus. <em>American Museum Novitates.</em> 1902: 1-13. [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Halodrillus Verrill, 1873) Verrill, A. E. (1873). XVIII. Report upon the invertebrate animals of Vineyard Sound and the adjacent waters, with an account of the physical characters of the region. <em>Report on the condition of the sea fisheries of the south coast of New England [later becomes Reports of the United States Commissioner of Fisheries].</em> 1: 295-778 pls. 1-38., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12087501
page(s): 329 [details]
original description (of Litorea Cejka, 1913) Cejka, B. (1913). Litorea krumbachi n. spec. n. gen.–Ein Beitrag zur Systematik der Enchytraeiden. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 17(4): 145-151., available online at https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/ZoologischerAnzeiger_42_0145-0151.pdf [details]
taxonomy source Eisen, G.A. (1879). On the Oligochaeta collected during the swedish expeditions to the arctic regions in the years 1870, 1875 and 1876. <em>Kongl. Svenska Vetenskaps-akademiens Handlingar.</em> 15(7): 1-49., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33813410
page(s): 10; note: Eisen (1879) distinguishes three subgenera in Enchytraeus (Archienchytraeus, Neoenchytraeus and Mesenchytraeus), but in het 1878 Swedish paper he regarded them as separate genera. [details]
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 Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Nielsen, C. O.; Christensen, B. (1959). The Enchytraeidae: critical revision and taxonomy of European species (Studies on Enchytraeidae VII). <em>Natura Jutlandica.</em> 8-9: 1-160.
page(s): 89 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Claparède, Edouard. R. (1862). Recherches anatomiques sur les Oligochètes. <em>Mémoires de la Société de physique et d'histoire naturelle de Genève.</em> 16: 217-291, plates 1-4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14253066
page(s): 270 [details]
identification resource Bell, A.W. (1958). The Anatomy of the Oligochaete Enchytraeus albidus, with a Key to the Species of the Genus Enchytraeus. <em>American Museum Novitates.</em> 1902: 1-13. [details] Available for editors
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Etymology According to Henle (1837) the genus is named for the occurrence of the worms in or associated with the water of flower pots. The Greek 'chytra' is the name for an earthen pot. [details]
