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Naididae Ehrenberg, 1831

2039  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:2039)

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Chaetogastridae Levinsen, 1884 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Tubificidae d'Udekem, 1855 · unaccepted (ICZN 2007; opinion 2167 (Case 3305) -...)  
ICZN 2007; opinion 2167 (Case 3305) - all former tubificids should now be regarded as members of the Naididae

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  1. Genus Aberrantidrilus Martin, 2015
  2. Genus Abyssidrilus Erséus, 1992
  3. Genus Adelodrilus Cook, 1969
  4. Genus Ainudrilus Finogenova, 1982
  5. Genus Aktedrilus Knöllner, 1935
  6. Genus Albanidrilus Erséus, 1992
  7. Genus Alexandrovia Hrabĕ, 1962
  8. Genus Allodero Sperber, 1948
  9. Genus Allonais Sperber, 1948
  10. Genus Amerigodrilus Holmquist, 1985
  11. Genus Amphichaeta Tauber, 1879
  12. Genus Antipodrilus Brinkhurst & Jamieson, 1971
  13. Genus Arcteonais Piguet, 1928
  14. Genus Arctodrilus Brinkhurst & Kathman, 1983
  15. Genus Atlantidrilus Erséus, 1982
  16. Genus Aulodrilus Bretscher, 1899
  17. Genus Aulophorus Schmarda, 1861
  18. Genus Baikalodrilus Holmquist, 1978
  19. Genus Baltidrilus Timm, 2013
  20. Genus Bathydrilus Cook, 1970
  21. Genus Bermudrilus Erséus, 1979
  22. Genus Biprostatus Pinder & Brinkhurst, 2000
  23. Genus Bothrioneurum Stolč, 1886
  24. Genus Branchiodrilus Michaelsen, 1900
  25. Genus Branchiura Beddard, 1892
  26. Genus Bratislavia Košel, 1976
  27. Genus Breviatria Pinder & Brinkhurst, 2000
  28. Genus Burchanidrilus Martin & Brinkhurst, 1998
  29. Genus Chaetogaster von Baer, 1827
  30. Genus Chenidrilus Liang & Xie, 1997
  31. Genus Christerius Holmquist, 1985
  32. Genus Clitellio Savigny, 1822
  33. Genus Coralliodrilus Erséus, 1979
  34. Genus Crustipellis Harman & Loden, 1978
  35. Genus Dero Oken, 1815
  36. Genus Doliodrilus Erséus, 1984
  37. Genus Duridrilus Erséus, 1983
  38. Genus Embolocephalus Randolph, 1892
  39. Genus Epirodrilus Hrabĕ, 1931
  40. Genus Gianius Erséus, 1992
  41. Genus Haber Holmquist, 1978
  42. Genus Haemonais Bretscher, 1900
  43. Genus Heronidrilus Erséus & Jamieson, 1981
  44. Genus Heterodrilus Pierantoni, 1902
  45. Genus Hrabeus Semernoy, 2004
  46. Genus Ilyodrilus Eisen, 1879
  47. Genus Inanidrilus Erséus, 1979
  48. Genus Inermidrilus Erséus, 1992
  49. Genus Isochaetides Hrabĕ, 1966
  50. Genus Jamiesoniella Erséus, 1981
  51. Genus Jolydrilus Er. Marcus, 1965
  52. Genus Kahayandrilus Ohtaka & Wulandari, 2016
  53. Genus Kopilrok Holmquist, 1985
  54. Genus Krenedrilus Dumnicka, 1983
  55. Genus Lamadrilus Timm, 1998
  56. Genus Limnodriloides Pierantoni, 1903
  57. Genus Limnodrilus Claparède, 1862
  58. Genus Lophochaeta Štolc, 1886
  59. Genus Lycodrilides Hrabĕ, 1982
  60. Genus Lymphachaeta Snimschikova, 1982
  61. Genus Macquaridrilus Jamieson, 1968
  62. Genus Marionidrilus Erséus, 1992
  63. Genus Mexidrilus Erséus, 1992
  64. Genus Milliganius Erséus, 1992
  65. Genus Mitinokuidrilus Takashima & Mawatari, 1998
  66. Genus Monopylephorus Levinsen, 1884
  67. Genus Nais Müller, 1774
  68. Genus Neonais Sokolskaya, 1962
  69. Genus Nootkadrilus Baker, 1982
  70. Genus Olavius Erséus, 1984
  71. Genus Ophidonais Gervais, 1838
  72. Genus Opistocysta Černosvitov, 1936
  73. Genus Pacifidrilus Erséus, 1992
  74. Genus Parakaketio Erséus, 1982
  75. Genus Paraktedrilus Erséus, 1992
  76. Genus Paranadrilus Gavrilov, 1955
  77. Genus Paranais Czerniavsky, 1881
  78. Genus Pararhyacodrilus Snimschikova, 1986
  79. Genus Paupidrilus Erséus, 1990
  80. Genus Pectinodrilus Erséus, 1992
  81. Genus Pedonais Collado & Schmelz, 2000
  82. Genus Peipsidrilus Timm, 1977
  83. Genus Peosidriloides Erséus & Milligan, 1994
  84. Genus Peosidrilus Baker & Erséus, 1979
  85. Genus Peristodrilus Baker & Brinkhurst, 1981
  86. Genus Phallobaikalus Martínez-Ansemil, 2010
  87. Genus Phallodriloides Erséus, 1992
  88. Genus Phallodrilus Pierantoni, 1902
  89. Genus Piguetiella Sperber, 1939
  90. Genus Pirodriloides Erséus, 1992
  91. Genus Pirodrilus Erséus, 1992
  92. Genus Potamothrix Vejdovský & Mrázek, 1903
  93. Genus Pristina Ehrenberg, 1831
  94. Genus Protuberodrilus Giani & Martinez-Ansemil, 1979
  95. Genus Psammoryctides Hrabe, 1964
  96. Genus Pseudospiridion Erséus, 1992
  97. Genus Quistadrilus Brinkhurst, 1981
  98. Genus Rhizodrilus Smith, 1900
  99. Genus Rhopalonais Dzwillo & R. Grimm, 1974
  100. Genus Rhyacodriloides Čekanovskaja, 1975
  101. Genus Rhyacodrilus Bretscher, 1901
  102. Genus Ripistes Dujardin, 1842
  103. Genus Rossidrilus Erséus & Rota, 1996
  104. Genus Semernodrilus Timm, 2020
  105. Genus Sketodrilus Karaman, 1976
  106. Genus Slavina Vejdovský, 1884
  107. Genus Smithsonidrilus Brinkhurst, 1966
  108. Genus Somalidrilus Erséus, 1992
  109. Genus Specaria Sperber, 1939
  110. Genus Spiridion Knöllner, 1935
  111. Genus Spirosperma Eisen, 1879
  112. Genus Spirospermoides Dumnicka, 1983
  113. Genus Stephensoniana Černosvitov, 1938
  114. Genus Stylaria Lamarck, 1816
  115. Genus Svetlovia Čekanovskaja, 1975
  116. Genus Tasserkidrilus Holmquist, 1985
  117. Genus Tectidrilus Erséus, 1982
  118. Genus Telliclio Timm, 1978
  119. Genus Telmatodrilus Eisen, 1879
  120. Genus Teneridrilus Holmquist, 1985
  121. Genus Thalassodrilides Brinkhurst & Baker, 1979
  122. Genus Thalassodrilus Brinkhurst, 1963
  123. Genus Torodrilus Cook, 1970
  124. Genus Trieminentia Harman & Loden, 1978
  125. Genus Troglodrilus Juget, Châtelliers & Rodriguez, 2006
  126. Genus Tubifex Lamarck, 1816
  127. Genus Tubificidarum Karaman, 1973
  128. Genus Tubificoides Lastočkin, 1937
  129. Genus Uncinais Levinsen, 1884
  130. Genus Uniporodrilus Erséus, 1979
  131. Genus Varichaetadrilus Brinkhurst & Kathman, 1983
  132. Genus Vejdovskyella Michaelsen, 1903
  133. Genus Adelodriloides Cook, 1970 accepted as Adelodrilus Cook, 1969 (synonym)
  134. Genus Bacescuella Hrabe, 1973 accepted as Aktedrilus Knöllner, 1935 (Synonym)
  135. Genus Bohadschia Hrabe, 1971 accepted as Limnodriloides Pierantoni, 1903
  136. Genus Bohemilla Vejdovský, 1884 accepted as Vejdovskyella Michaelsen, 1903 (Synonym)
  137. Genus Bothrioneuron Stolč, 1886 accepted as Bothrioneurum Stolč, 1886
  138. Genus Caecaria Floericke, 1892 accepted as Stylaria Lamarck, 1816
  139. Genus Camptodrilus Eisen, 1879 accepted as Limnodrilus Claparède, 1862
  140. Genus Chaetobranchus Bourne, 1890 accepted as Branchiodrilus Michaelsen, 1900 (preoccupied (fish genus))
  141. Genus Chetogaster Gervais, 1838 accepted as Chaetogaster von Baer, 1827 (type-error)
  142. Genus Clitelloides Finogenova, 1985 accepted as Clitellio (Clitelloides) Finogenova, 1985
  143. Genus Copopteroma Corda, 1837 accepted as Chaetogaster von Baer, 1827
  144. Genus Crystallifer Snimschikova, 1978 accepted as Baikalodrilus Holmquist, 1978
  145. Genus Curacaodrilus Righi & Kanner, 1979 accepted as Thalassodrilides Brinkhurst & Baker, 1979 (synonym)
  146. Genus Discordiprostatus Baker, 1982 accepted as Nootkadrilus Baker, 1982 (synonym)
  147. Genus Edukemius Holmquist, 1978 accepted as Tubificoides Lastočkin, 1937 (synonym)
  148. Genus Euilyodrilus Brinkhurst, 1963 accepted as Potamothrix Vejdovský & Mrázek, 1903 (Synonym)
  149. Genus Frearidrilus Dumnicka, 1987 accepted as Tubifex Lamarck, 1816 (subjective synonyjm)
  150. Genus Giereidrilus Erséus, 1981 accepted as Heterodrilus Pierantoni, 1902 (synonym)
  151. Genus Heterochaeta Claparède, 1863 accepted as Baltidrilus Timm, 2013 (junior homonym of Heterochaeta Westwood, 1843 (Insecta, Mantodea).)
  152. Genus Heterodriloides Erséus, 1981 accepted as Heterodrilus Pierantoni, 1902 (synonym)
  153. Genus Ilyodriloides Sokolskaya, 1983 accepted as Varichaetadrilus Brinkhurst & Kathman, 1983
  154. Genus Kaketio Righi & Kanner, 1979 accepted as Thalassodrilides Brinkhurst & Baker, 1979
  155. Genus Kawamuria Stephenson, 1917 accepted as Branchiura Beddard, 1892 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, morphotype: profundal population that lack gills)
  156. Genus Lahoria Stephenson, 1910 accepted as Branchiodrilus Michaelsen, 1900
  157. Genus Limnodriloideds Pierantoni, 1904 accepted as Limnodriloides Pierantoni, 1903 (Lapsus calami)
  158. Genus Littodrilus Chen, 1940 accepted as Monopylephorus Levinsen, 1884
  159. Genus Macquaridriloides Erséus & Jamieson, 1981 accepted as Heronidrilus Erséus & Jamieson, 1981 (synonym)
  160. Genus Macrochaeta Bretscher, 1896 accepted as Vejdovskyella Michaelsen, 1903 (junior homonym of Macrochaeta Grube, 1850)
  161. Genus Macroseta Erséus, 1975 accepted as Bathydrilus Cook, 1970 (Synonym)
  162. Genus Marcusaedrilus Righi & Kanner, 1979 accepted as Smithsonidrilus Brinkhurst, 1966 (synonym)
  163. Genus Matzia Vogt, 1841 accepted as Mutzia Vogt, 1841 accepted as Chaetogaster von Baer, 1827 (type-error)
  164. Genus Meganympha Friend, 1911 accepted as Rhyacodrilus Bretscher, 1901 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  165. Genus Moraviodrilus Hrabě, 1935 accepted as Epirodrilus Hrabĕ, 1931 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  166. Genus Mutzia Vogt, 1841 accepted as Chaetogaster von Baer, 1827
  167. Genus Naidium Schmidt, 1847 accepted as Pristina Ehrenberg, 1831 (synonym)
  168. Genus Neoaulodrilus Giani, Martinez-Ansemil, Moubayed & Dia, 1982 accepted as Peipsidrilus Timm, 1977
  169. Genus Opsonais Gervais, 1838 accepted as Nais Müller, 1774
  170. Genus Orientodrilus Holmquist, 1978 accepted as Spirosperma Eisen, 1879 (synonym)
  171. Genus Peloryctes Leuckart, 1849 accepted as Clitellio Savigny, 1822 (Synonym)
  172. Genus Peristerodrilus Finogenova, 1982 accepted as Peristodrilus Baker & Brinkhurst, 1981 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  173. Genus Postiodrilus Boldt, 1926 accepted as Monopylephorus Levinsen, 1884 (synonym)
  174. Genus Pristinais Gervais, 1838 accepted as Pristina Ehrenberg, 1831 (synonym)
  175. Genus Pristinella Brinkhurst, 1985 accepted as Pristina Ehrenberg, 1831
  176. Genus Proto Ørsted, 1842 accepted as Dero Oken, 1815
  177. Genus Psammoryctes Vejdovský, 1876 accepted as Psammoryctides Hrabe, 1964 (Synonym)
  178. Genus Pseudochaetogaster Lafont, 1981 accepted as Chaetogaster von Baer, 1827
  179. Genus Pterostylarides Czerniavsky, 1881 accepted as Ripistes Dujardin, 1842
  180. Genus Rhizodriloides Juget, 1987 accepted as Spiridion Knöllner, 1935
  181. Genus Serpentina Ørsted, 1842 accepted as Ophidonais Gervais, 1838
  182. Genus Stephensonia Aiyer, 1929 accepted as Stephensoniana Černosvitov, 1938 (preoccupied)
  183. Genus Stochidrilus Martínez-Ansemil, Sambugar & Giani, 1997 accepted as Rhyacodrilus Bretscher, 1901 (subjective synonym)
  184. Genus Strephuris Leidy, 1850 accepted as Tubifex Lamarck, 1816
  185. Genus Stylinais Gervais, 1838 accepted as Stylaria Lamarck, 1816 (synonym)
  186. Genus Taupodrilus Benham, 1903 accepted as Rhyacodrilus Bretscher, 1901
  187. Genus Tubificidarum [family assignment label] (unaccepted > nomen nudum, Not a genus, but a label used by oligochaete taxonomists (e.g. Hrabe) for unplaced Tubificidae)
  188. Genus Umbadrilus Timm, 1978 accepted as Peipsidrilus Timm, 1977
  189. Genus Vadicola Baker, 1982 accepted as Ainudrilus Finogenova, 1982 (synonym)
  190. Genus Varichaeta Brinkhurst, 1981 accepted as Varichaetadrilus Brinkhurst & Kathman, 1983
  191. Genus Vermiculus Goodrich, 1892 accepted as Monopylephorus Levinsen, 1884 (synonym)
  192. Genus Vetrovermis Imhof, 1888 accepted as Chaetogaster von Baer, 1827 (subjective synonym)
  193. Genus Wapsa Er. Marcus, 1965 accepted as Paranais Czerniavsky, 1881
  194. Genus Waspa Er. Marcus, 1965 accepted as Wapsa Er. Marcus, 1965 accepted as Paranais Czerniavsky, 1881 (type-error by Brinkhurst (1971))
  195. Genus Xantho Dutrochet, 1819 accepted as Dero Oken, 1815
  196. Genus Aegialina Friend, 1916 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  197. Genus Blanonais Gervais, 1838 (uncertain > nomen dubium, unused, possibly nomen oblitum, but would be senior to Paranais Czerniavsky, 1881 if they are synonyms)
  198. Genus Hemitubifex Eisen, 1879 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  199. Genus Homochaeta Bretscher, 1896 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, original description supposedly based on a combination of different taxa - see Timm & Grimm, 2005: 476)
  200. Genus Isochaeta Pointner, 1911 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  201. Genus Osaka Kondo, 1936 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  202. Genus Papillonais Lastočkin, 1949 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  203. Genus Peloscolex Leidy, 1852 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  204. Genus Schmardaella Michaelsen, 1900 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  205. Genus Spilodrilus Piguet, 1928 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  206. Genus Trachydrilus Piguet, 1928 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  207. Genus Uronais Gervais, 1838 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Ehrenberg, C. G. (1828-1831). Animalia evertebrata exclusis Insectis. Series prima. In: F. G. Hemprich & C. G. Ehrenberg, <i>Symbolae physicae, seu icones et descriptiones Mammalium, Avium, Insectorum et animalia evertebra, quae ex itinere per Africam borealem et Asiam occidentalem studio nova aut illustrata redierunt</i>. 126 pp. (1831), 10 pls (1828)., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48517135 [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]
WoRMS (2024). Naididae Ehrenberg, 1831. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=2039 on 2024-05-05
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original description Ehrenberg, C. G. (1828-1831). Animalia evertebrata exclusis Insectis. Series prima. In: F. G. Hemprich & C. G. Ehrenberg, <i>Symbolae physicae, seu icones et descriptiones Mammalium, Avium, Insectorum et animalia evertebra, quae ex itinere per Africam borealem et Asiam occidentalem studio nova aut illustrata redierunt</i>. 126 pp. (1831), 10 pls (1828)., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48517135 [details]   

original description  (of Tubificidae d'Udekem, 1855) 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]   

original description  (of Branchinaididae Czerniavsky, 1881) Czerniavsky, Voldemaro. (1881 (for year 1880)). Materialia Ad Zoographiam Ponticam Comparatam. Fasciculum III. Vermes [first part of 3]. <em>Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou (= Byulletin' Moskovskogo obshchestva ispytatelei prirody).</em> 55(4): 213-363 + 2 Plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34420731
page(s): 312 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

original description  (of Chaetogastridae Levinsen, 1884) Levinsen, G.M.R. (1884 (for year 1883)). Systematisk-geografisk Oversigt over de nordiske Annulata, Gephyrea, Chaetognathi og Balanoglossi. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den naturhistoriske Forening i Kjöbenhavn.</em> 45(1883): 92-350, plates II-III., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16065206
page(s): 213, 215 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

taxonomy source Envall, I.; Källersjö, M.; Erséus, C. (2006). Molecular evidence for the non-monophyletic status of Naidinae (Annelida, Clitellata, Tubificidae). <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 40(2): 570-584., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2006.03.021 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

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  PDF available [request] 

taxonomy 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  PDF available [request] 

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  PDF available [request] 

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  PDF available [request] 

context source (MSBIAS) MEDIN. (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN. version 1.0. [details]   

additional source Dehorne, L. (1916). Les Naidomorphes et leur reproduction asexuee. <em>Archives de zoologie expérimentale et générale.</em> 56(2):25-157 + Plates I-III., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6322239 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

additional source Claus, C. (1876). Grundzüge der Zoologie. third edition. <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): 420; note: as family Naideae [details]  OpenAccess publication 

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): 17; note: as Famille des Naïcidées [details]   

additional source Czerniavsky, Voldemaro. (1881 (for year 1880)). Materialia Ad Zoographiam Ponticam Comparatam. Fasciculum III. Vermes [first part of 3]. <em>Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou (= Byulletin' Moskovskogo obshchestva ispytatelei prirody).</em> 55(4): 213-363 + 2 Plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34420731
page(s): 303 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

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): 548; note: as Famille des Naides [details]   

status source 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  PDF available [request] 

identification resource Brinkhurst, R.O. (1965). Studies on the North American aquatic Oligochaeta II: Tubificidae. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 117 (4):117-172. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

identification resource Brinkhurst, R.O. (1964). Studies on the North American aquatic Oligochaeta. I. Naididae and Opistocytidae. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 116:195-230. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
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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]
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English tubificid wormssludge-wormsnaididsnaidid oligochaetes  [details]
German WasserschlänglerSchlammröhrenwürmerNaiden  [details]
Japanese イトミミズ [from synonym]  [details]
Swedish glattmaskar [from synonym]  [details]
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