NARMS taxon details
Lumbricidae Rafinesque, 1815
154884 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:154884)
accepted
Family
- Genus Lumbricus Linnaeus, 1758
Rafinesque, C.S. (1815). <i>Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés</i>. Published by the author, Palermo. 224 pp. , available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k98061z.r=rafinesque.langEN
page(s): 135; note: usage as subfamily Lumbricinia of his family Chetopodia [details]
page(s): 135; note: usage as subfamily Lumbricinia of his family Chetopodia [details]
ERMS (2025). Lumbricidae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed at: https://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154884 on 2025-05-21
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Lumbricidae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=154884 on 2025-05-21
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Rafinesque, C.S. (1815). <i>Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés</i>. Published by the author, Palermo. 224 pp. , available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k98061z.r=rafinesque.langEN
page(s): 135; note: usage as subfamily Lumbricinia of his family Chetopodia [details]
taxonomy source Easton, E. G. (1983). A guide to the valid names of Lumbricidae (Oligochaeta). <em>[Book chapter].</em> Chapter 41, p.475-487 In Satchell, J. E. (editor) "Earthworm ecology from Darwin to Vermiculture, 495 pp, Chapman and Hall, London/New York.
note: Checklist of Lumbricidae, with Perelia as a replacement name for Allolobophora (Svetlovia) of Perel, 1976, and Allolobophora sapkarevi as a replacement name for A. zicsii of Sapkarev, 1975 [details]
taxonomy source ICZN. (1978). Opinion 1102. Completion of entry on official list of generic names in zoology relating to Lumbricus Linnaeus, 1758 (Annelida, Oligochaeta) (Name no. 213). <em>Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 34 (4): 213–217., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12226489 [details]
taxonomy source Van Haaren, T.; Martin, P.; Dubois, A. (2021). Authorship and date of five family-series nomina in Oligochaeta (Annelida): Lumbricidae, Naididae, Enchytraeidae, Tubificidae and Lumbriculidae. <em>Bionomina.</em> 21(1): 140-145., available online at https://www.mapress.com/j/bn/article/view/bionomina.21.1.10 [details] Available for editors
taxonomy source Rosa, D. (1893). Revisione dei Lumbricide. <em>Memorie della Reale accademia delle scienze di Torino.</em> Ser. 2:43(1):399-476 + 2 tables., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43210922 [details]
context source (MSBIAS) Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. (2023). 2019 The Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA) Wembury Bioblitz survey. The Archive for Marine Species and Habitats Data (DASSH). , available online at https://portal.medin.org.uk/portal/start.php#details?tpc=010_71a02145fae5466afe757cd48b999ded [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): 8; note: early full definition of Lumbricidae, but using the vernacular Lombricidées [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): 540; note: as Famille des Lombricins [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): 687 [details]
additional source Claus, C. (1876). Grundzüge der Zoologie. (Third edition) [Principles of Zoology]. <em>N.G. Elwertsche Verlagsuchhandlung, Marburg & Leipzig.</em> 1-1254. (vol.1. incl. Annelides p.394-421, Copepoda p.465-480, vol.2 Mollusca),., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/11954#/summary
page(s): 416 [details]
additional source Latif, Robabeh; Malek, Masoumeh; Aminjan, Atabak Roohi; Pasantes, Juan José; Briones, Maria J. I.; Csuzdi, Csaba. (2020). Integrative taxonomy of some Iranian peregrine earthworm species using morphology and barcoding (Annelida: Megadrili). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4877(1): 163-173., available online at https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4877.1.7 [details]
identification resource Reynolds, J. W. (1977). The earthworms (Lumbricidae and Sparganophilidae) of Ontario. (Royal Ontario Museum life sciences miscellaneous publication). Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39984696
note: key, glossary, diagrams for Lumbricidae earthworms of Ontario Canada [details] Available for editors
page(s): 135; note: usage as subfamily Lumbricinia of his family Chetopodia [details]
taxonomy source Easton, E. G. (1983). A guide to the valid names of Lumbricidae (Oligochaeta). <em>[Book chapter].</em> Chapter 41, p.475-487 In Satchell, J. E. (editor) "Earthworm ecology from Darwin to Vermiculture, 495 pp, Chapman and Hall, London/New York.
note: Checklist of Lumbricidae, with Perelia as a replacement name for Allolobophora (Svetlovia) of Perel, 1976, and Allolobophora sapkarevi as a replacement name for A. zicsii of Sapkarev, 1975 [details]
taxonomy source ICZN. (1978). Opinion 1102. Completion of entry on official list of generic names in zoology relating to Lumbricus Linnaeus, 1758 (Annelida, Oligochaeta) (Name no. 213). <em>Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 34 (4): 213–217., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12226489 [details]
taxonomy source Van Haaren, T.; Martin, P.; Dubois, A. (2021). Authorship and date of five family-series nomina in Oligochaeta (Annelida): Lumbricidae, Naididae, Enchytraeidae, Tubificidae and Lumbriculidae. <em>Bionomina.</em> 21(1): 140-145., available online at https://www.mapress.com/j/bn/article/view/bionomina.21.1.10 [details] Available for editors
taxonomy source Rosa, D. (1893). Revisione dei Lumbricide. <em>Memorie della Reale accademia delle scienze di Torino.</em> Ser. 2:43(1):399-476 + 2 tables., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43210922 [details]
context source (MSBIAS) Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. (2023). 2019 The Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA) Wembury Bioblitz survey. The Archive for Marine Species and Habitats Data (DASSH). , available online at https://portal.medin.org.uk/portal/start.php#details?tpc=010_71a02145fae5466afe757cd48b999ded [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): 8; note: early full definition of Lumbricidae, but using the vernacular Lombricidées [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): 540; note: as Famille des Lombricins [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): 687 [details]
additional source Claus, C. (1876). Grundzüge der Zoologie. (Third edition) [Principles of Zoology]. <em>N.G. Elwertsche Verlagsuchhandlung, Marburg & Leipzig.</em> 1-1254. (vol.1. incl. Annelides p.394-421, Copepoda p.465-480, vol.2 Mollusca),., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/11954#/summary
page(s): 416 [details]
additional source Latif, Robabeh; Malek, Masoumeh; Aminjan, Atabak Roohi; Pasantes, Juan José; Briones, Maria J. I.; Csuzdi, Csaba. (2020). Integrative taxonomy of some Iranian peregrine earthworm species using morphology and barcoding (Annelida: Megadrili). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4877(1): 163-173., available online at https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4877.1.7 [details]
identification resource Reynolds, J. W. (1977). The earthworms (Lumbricidae and Sparganophilidae) of Ontario. (Royal Ontario Museum life sciences miscellaneous publication). Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39984696
note: key, glossary, diagrams for Lumbricidae earthworms of Ontario Canada [details] Available for editors
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