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Tubificidae d'Udekem, 1855
2040 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:2040)
unaccepted (ICZN 2007; opinion 2167 (Case 3305) - all former tubificids should now be regarded as members of the Naididae)
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marine
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): 539, 541; note: as Famille des Tubifex [details]
page(s): 539, 541; note: as Famille des Tubifex [details]
Nomenclature Morphological and molecular characters support that the former clitellate family Naididae Ehrenberg, 1828 is nested within...
Nomenclature Morphological and molecular characters support that the former clitellate family Naididae Ehrenberg, 1828 is nested within another family, Tubificidae Vejdovský, 1876. To avoid paraphyly of the latter, it has been suggested that the two should be regarded as a single taxon. A recent decision by the International Commission of Zoological Nomenclature [2007; opinion 2167 (Case 3305)] ruled against a proposed reversal of the nomenclatural priority of Naididae over Tubificidae, with the consequence that all former tubificids should now be regarded as members of the Naididae whenever these two names are regarded as synonyms. The paper is a plea to clitellate researchers to conform to this ruling. [details]
Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2025). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Tubificidae d'Udekem, 1855. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=2040 on 2025-07-12
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Tubificidae d'Udekem, 1855. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=2040 on 2025-07-12
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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): 539, 541; note: as Famille des Tubifex [details]
taxonomy source Finogenova, N.P. (1986). On Diagnostic characters of subfamilies in the family Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) [O diagnosticheskikh priznakakh podsemeistv semeistva Tubificidae (Oligochaeta)]. <em>Zoologicheskiy zhurnal.</em> 65(2):194-202. [details] Available for editors
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 Erséus, C.; Gustavsson, L. (2002). A proposal to regard the former family Naididae as a subfamily within Tubificidae (Annelida, Clitellata). <em>Hydrobiologia.</em> 485: 253–256. [details] Available for editors
taxonomy source Erséus, C.; Gustavsson, L.; Brinkhurst, R.O. (2005). Case 3305: TUBIFICIDAE Vejdovský, 1876 (Annelida, Clitellata): proposed precedence over NAIDIDAE Ehrenberg, 1828. <em>Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 62(4): 226-231., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34357682 [details] Available for editors
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): 226 [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): 419 [details]
additional source Vejdovsky, Franz. (1884). System und Morphologie der Oligochaeten. <em>[book].</em> 1-172 (166 paginated + index, + plates 1-16, publisher: Franz Řivnáč, Prague., available online at https://books.google.com/books/about/System_und_Morphologie_der_Oligochaeten.html?id=L0nKnQEACAAJ
page(s): 42 [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): 9; note: as Famille des Tubifécidées [details]
source of synonymy Erseus, C.; Wetzel, M. J.; Gustavsson, L. (2008). ICZN rules—a farewell to Tubificidae (Annelida, Clitellata). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1744(1): 66., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1744.1.7 [details] Available for editors
status source ICZN. (2007). Opinion 2167 (Case 3305). Naididae Ehrenberg, 1828 (Annelida, Clitellata): precedence over Tubificidae Vejdovský, 1876 maintained. <em>Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 64(1): 71-72., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34356073 [details] Available for editors
identification resource Howmiller, R. (1975). Identification of Wisconsin Tubificidae. <em>Department of Nnatural Resources, Research Report.</em> 80: 1-6 + 40 fig. [details] Available for editors
page(s): 539, 541; note: as Famille des Tubifex [details]
taxonomy source Finogenova, N.P. (1986). On Diagnostic characters of subfamilies in the family Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) [O diagnosticheskikh priznakakh podsemeistv semeistva Tubificidae (Oligochaeta)]. <em>Zoologicheskiy zhurnal.</em> 65(2):194-202. [details] Available for editors
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 Erséus, C.; Gustavsson, L. (2002). A proposal to regard the former family Naididae as a subfamily within Tubificidae (Annelida, Clitellata). <em>Hydrobiologia.</em> 485: 253–256. [details] Available for editors
taxonomy source Erséus, C.; Gustavsson, L.; Brinkhurst, R.O. (2005). Case 3305: TUBIFICIDAE Vejdovský, 1876 (Annelida, Clitellata): proposed precedence over NAIDIDAE Ehrenberg, 1828. <em>Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 62(4): 226-231., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34357682 [details] Available for editors
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): 226 [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): 419 [details]
additional source Vejdovsky, Franz. (1884). System und Morphologie der Oligochaeten. <em>[book].</em> 1-172 (166 paginated + index, + plates 1-16, publisher: Franz Řivnáč, Prague., available online at https://books.google.com/books/about/System_und_Morphologie_der_Oligochaeten.html?id=L0nKnQEACAAJ
page(s): 42 [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): 9; note: as Famille des Tubifécidées [details]
source of synonymy Erseus, C.; Wetzel, M. J.; Gustavsson, L. (2008). ICZN rules—a farewell to Tubificidae (Annelida, Clitellata). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1744(1): 66., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1744.1.7 [details] Available for editors
status source ICZN. (2007). Opinion 2167 (Case 3305). Naididae Ehrenberg, 1828 (Annelida, Clitellata): precedence over Tubificidae Vejdovský, 1876 maintained. <em>Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 64(1): 71-72., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34356073 [details] Available for editors
identification resource Howmiller, R. (1975). Identification of Wisconsin Tubificidae. <em>Department of Nnatural Resources, Research Report.</em> 80: 1-6 + 40 fig. [details] Available for editors
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Authority The analysis of van Haaren, Martin & Dubois (2021) placed d'Udekem (1855) as the author of Tubificidae, although he simply used Tubifex unmodified as representing the family name. [details]Nomenclature Morphological and molecular characters support that the former clitellate family Naididae Ehrenberg, 1828 is nested within another family, Tubificidae Vejdovský, 1876. To avoid paraphyly of the latter, it has been suggested that the two should be regarded as a single taxon. A recent decision by the International Commission of Zoological Nomenclature [2007; opinion 2167 (Case 3305)] ruled against a proposed reversal of the nomenclatural priority of Naididae over Tubificidae, with the consequence that all former tubificids should now be regarded as members of the Naididae whenever these two names are regarded as synonyms. The paper is a plea to clitellate researchers to conform to this ruling. [details]
