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Naididae Ehrenberg, 1831

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

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Annelida (Phylum)
  4. Clitellata (Class)
  5. Oligochaeta (Subclass)
  6. Tubificida (Order)
  7. Tubificina (Suborder)
  8. Naididae (Family)
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Family
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. Subfamily Limnodriloidinae Erséus, 1982
    1. Genus Doliodrilus Erséus, 1984
    2. Genus Limnodriloides Pierantoni, 1903
    3. Genus Parakaketio Erséus, 1982
    4. Genus Rossidrilus Erséus & Rota, 1996
    5. Genus Smithsonidrilus Brinkhurst, 1966
    6. Genus Tectidrilus Erséus, 1982
    7. Genus Thalassodrilides Brinkhurst & Baker, 1979
  2. Subfamily Naidinae Ehrenberg, 1831
    1. Genus Allodero Sperber, 1948
    2. Genus Allonais Sperber, 1948
    3. Genus Amphichaeta Tauber, 1879
    4. Genus Arcteonais Piguet, 1928
    5. Genus Aulophorus Schmarda, 1861
    6. Genus Branchiodrilus Michaelsen, 1900
    7. Genus Bratislavia Košel, 1976
    8. Genus Chaetogaster von Baer, 1827
    9. Genus Dero Oken, 1815
    10. Genus Haemonais Bretscher, 1900
    11. Genus Nais Müller, 1774
    12. Genus Neonais Sokolskaya, 1962
    13. Genus Ophidonais Gervais, 1838
    14. Genus Paranais Czerniavsky, 1881
    15. Genus Pedonais Collado & Schmelz, 2000
    16. Genus Piguetiella Sperber, 1939
    17. Genus Rhopalonais Dzwillo & R. Grimm, 1974
    18. Genus Ripistes Dujardin, 1842
    19. Genus Slavina Vejdovský, 1884
    20. Genus Specaria Sperber, 1939
    21. Genus Stephensoniana Černosvitov, 1938
    22. Genus Stylaria Lamarck, 1816
    23. Genus Uncinais Levinsen, 1884
    24. Genus Vejdovskyella Michaelsen, 1903
    25. Genus Naidium Schmidt, 1847 accepted as Pristina Ehrenberg, 1831 (synonym)
    26. Genus Wapsa Er. Marcus, 1965 accepted as Paranais Czerniavsky, 1881
    27. Genus Waspa Er. Marcus, 1965 accepted as Wapsa Er. Marcus, 1965 accepted as Paranais Czerniavsky, 1881 (type-error by Brinkhurst (1971))
    28. Genus Homochaeta Bretscher, 1896 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, original description supposedly based on a combination of different taxa - see Timm & Grimm, 2005: 476)
  3. Subfamily Opistocystinae Černosvitov, 1936
    1. Genus Crustipellis Harman & Loden, 1978
    2. Genus Opistocysta Černosvitov, 1936
    3. Genus Trieminentia Harman & Loden, 1978
  4. Subfamily Phallodrilinae Brinkhurst, 1971
    1. Genus Aberrantidrilus Martin, 2015
    2. Genus Abyssidrilus Erséus, 1992
    3. Genus Adelodrilus Cook, 1969
    4. Genus Aktedrilus Knöllner, 1935
    5. Genus Albanidrilus Erséus, 1992
    6. Genus Atlantidrilus Erséus, 1982
    7. Genus Bathydrilus Cook, 1970
    8. Genus Bermudrilus Erséus, 1979
    9. Genus Coralliodrilus Erséus, 1979
    10. Genus Duridrilus Erséus, 1983
    11. Genus Gianius Erséus, 1992
    12. Genus Inanidrilus Erséus, 1979
    13. Genus Inermidrilus Erséus, 1992
    14. Genus Jamiesoniella Erséus, 1981
    15. Genus Marionidrilus Erséus, 1992
    16. Genus Mexidrilus Erséus, 1992
    17. Genus Milliganius Erséus, 1992
    18. Genus Mitinokuidrilus Takashima & Mawatari, 1998
    19. Genus Nootkadrilus Baker, 1982
    20. Genus Olavius Erséus, 1984
    21. Genus Pacifidrilus Erséus, 1992
    22. Genus Paraktedrilus Erséus, 1992
    23. Genus Pectinodrilus Erséus, 1992
    24. Genus Peosidriloides Erséus & Milligan, 1994
    25. Genus Peosidrilus Baker & Erséus, 1979
    26. Genus Phallobaikalus Martínez-Ansemil, 2010
    27. Genus Phallodriloides Erséus, 1992
    28. Genus Phallodrilus Pierantoni, 1902
    29. Genus Pirodriloides Erséus, 1992
    30. Genus Pirodrilus Erséus, 1992
    31. Genus Pseudospiridion Erséus, 1992
    32. Genus Somalidrilus Erséus, 1992
    33. Genus Spiridion Knöllner, 1935
    34. Genus Thalassodrilus Brinkhurst, 1963
    35. Genus Uniporodrilus Erséus, 1979
  5. Subfamily Pristininae Lastočkin, 1921
    1. Genus Pristina Ehrenberg, 1831
  6. Subfamily Rhyacodrilinae Hrabě, 1963
    1. Genus Ainudrilus Finogenova, 1982
    2. Genus Bothrioneuron Štolc, 1886
    3. Genus Branchiura Beddard, 1892
    4. Genus Epirodrilus Hrabĕ, 1931
    5. Genus Heronidrilus Erséus & Jamieson, 1981
    6. Genus Heterodrilus Pierantoni, 1902
    7. Genus Hrabeus Semernoy, 2004
    8. Genus Jolydrilus Er. Marcus, 1965
    9. Genus Macquaridrilus Jamieson, 1968
    10. Genus Monopylephorus Levinsen, 1884
    11. Genus Paranadrilus Gavrilov, 1955
    12. Genus Pararhyacodrilus Snimschikova, 1986
    13. Genus Paupidrilus Erséus, 1990
    14. Genus Peristodrilus Baker & Brinkhurst, 1981
    15. Genus Protuberodrilus Giani & Martinez-Ansemil, 1979
    16. Genus Rhizodrilus Smith, 1900
    17. Genus Rhyacodrilus Bretscher, 1901
    18. Genus Semernodrilus Timm, 2020
    19. Genus Svetlovia Čekanovskaja, 1975
    20. Genus Torodrilus Cook, 1970
    21. Genus Bothrioneurum [auct. misspelling] accepted as Bothrioneuron Štolc, 1886 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling, Michaelsen (1900) made a deliberate but unjustified emendation to the Latin -um spelling)
  7. Subfamily Rhyacodriloidinae Martin, Martínez Ansemil & Sambugar, 2010
    1. Genus Rhyacodriloides Čekanovskaja, 1975
  8. Subfamily Telmatodrilinae Eisen, 1879
    1. Genus Alexandrovia Hrabĕ, 1962
    2. Genus Biprostatus Pinder & Brinkhurst, 2000
    3. Genus Breviatria Pinder & Brinkhurst, 2000
    4. Genus Telmatodrilus Eisen, 1879
  9. Subfamily Tubificinae Claus, 1876
    1. Genus Amerigodrilus Holmquist, 1985
    2. Genus Antipodrilus Brinkhurst & Jamieson, 1971
    3. Genus Arctodrilus Brinkhurst & Kathman, 1983
    4. Genus Aulodrilus Bretscher, 1899
    5. Genus Baikalodrilus Holmquist, 1978
    6. Genus Baltidrilus Timm, 2013
    7. Genus Burchanidrilus Martin & Brinkhurst, 1998
    8. Genus Chenidrilus Liang & Xie, 1997
    9. Genus Christerius Holmquist, 1985
    10. Genus Clitellio Savigny, 1822
    11. Genus Embolocephalus Randolph, 1892
    12. Genus Haber Holmquist, 1978
    13. Genus Ilyodrilus Eisen, 1879
    14. Genus Isochaetides Hrabĕ, 1966
    15. Genus Kahayandrilus Ohtaka & Wulandari, 2016
    16. Genus Kopilrok Holmquist, 1985
    17. Genus Krenedrilus Dumnicka, 1983
    18. Genus Lamadrilus Timm, 1998
    19. Genus Limnodrilus Claparède, 1862
    20. Genus Lophochaeta Štolc, 1886
    21. Genus Lycodrilides Hrabĕ, 1982
    22. Genus Lymphachaeta Snimschikova, 1982
    23. Genus Peipsidrilus Timm, 1977
    24. Genus Potamothrix Vejdovský & Mrázek, 1903
    25. Genus Psammoryctides Hrabe, 1964
    26. Genus Quistadrilus Brinkhurst, 1981
    27. Genus Sketodrilus Karaman, 1976
    28. Genus Spirosperma Eisen, 1879
    29. Genus Spirospermoides Dumnicka, 1983
    30. Genus Tasserkidrilus Holmquist, 1985
    31. Genus Telliclio Timm, 1978
    32. Genus Teneridrilus Holmquist, 1985
    33. Genus Troglodrilus Juget, Châtelliers & Rodriguez, 2006
    34. Genus Tubifex Lamarck, 1816
    35. Genus Tubificidarum Karaman, 1973
    36. Genus Tubificoides Lastočkin, 1937
    37. Genus Varichaetadrilus Brinkhurst & Kathman, 1983
    38. Genus Heterochaeta Claparède, 1863 accepted as Baltidrilus Timm, 2013 (junior homonym of Heterochaeta Westwood, 1843 (Insecta, Mantodea).)
    39. Genus Varichaeta Brinkhurst, 1981 accepted as Varichaetadrilus Brinkhurst & Kathman, 1983
    40. Genus Isochaeta Pointner, 1911 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
    41. Genus Peloscolex Leidy, 1852 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  10. Subfamily Branchiurinae Hrabĕ, 1966 accepted as Rhyacodrilinae Hrabě, 1963
  11. Subfamily Chaetogastrinae Sperber, 1948 accepted as Naidinae Ehrenberg, 1831 (Erséus et al. (2017) showed that Chaetogastrinae are nested within Naidinae (sensu Sperber) making the latter subfamily paraphyletic if Chaetogastrinae are maintained)
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] 
Traits (2025). Naididae Ehrenberg, 1831. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=2039 on 2025-07-06
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Naididae Ehrenberg, 1831. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=2039 on 2025-07-06
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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2005-07-19 06:57:49Z
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Timm, Tarmo
2005-07-22 07:57:48Z
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Timm, Tarmo
2005-07-26 12:00:31Z
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Timm, Tarmo
2010-05-11 06:10:54Z
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Timm, Tarmo
2017-01-20 19:44:39Z
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Timm, Tarmo
2017-05-28 07:05:15Z
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van Haaren, Ton
2021-06-06 17:29:19Z
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van Haaren, Ton

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] 

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

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

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

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

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

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) [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): 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

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

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

identification resource Hiltunen, J.K.; Klemm, D.J. (1980). A giude to the Naididae (Annelida: Clitellata: Oligochaeta) of North America. <em>Environmental Protection Agency report.</em> 600/4-80-031: 1-47. [details] Available for editors  PDF available
 
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