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Tubifex Lamarck, 1816

1066253 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1066253)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Annelida (Phylum)
  4. Clitellata (Class)
  5. Oligochaeta (Subclass)
  6. Haplotaxida (Order)
  7. Naididae (Family)
  8. Tubifex (Genus)
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Naididae Ehrenberg, 1828

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  1. Species Tubifex ignotus (Stolc, 1886)
  2. Species Tubifex kryptus Bülow, 1955
  3. Species Tubifex longipenis Brinkhurst, 1965
  4. Species Tubifex marinus Vaillant, 1890
  5. Species Tubifex nerthus Michaelsen, 1908
  6. Species Tubifex newaensis (Michaelsen, 1903)
  7. Species Tubifex newfei
  8. Species Tubifex sabellaris Müller, 1788
  9. Species Tubifex tubifex (Müller, 1774)
  10. Species Tubifex acapillatus Finogenova, 1972 accepted as Tasserkidrilus acapillatus Finogenova, 1972
  11. Species Tubifex alpinus Bretscher, 1900 accepted as Tubificoides pseudogaster (Dahl, 1960)
  12. Species Tubifex barbatus (Grube, 1861) accepted as Psammoryctides barbatus (Grube, 1861)
  13. Species Tubifex bavaricus Oschmann, 1913 accepted as Potamothrix bavaricus (Oschmann, 1913)
  14. Species Tubifex benedeni Udekem, 1855 accepted as Peloscolex benedeni Udekem, 1855
  15. Species Tubifex benedii Udekem, 1855 accepted as Tubificoides benedii (Udekem, 1855)
  16. Species Tubifex coccineus Vejdovsky, 1875 accepted as Rhyacodrilus coccineus (Vejdovsky, 1875)
  17. Species Tubifex costatus (Claparède, 1863) accepted as Heterochaeta costata Claparède, 1863
  18. Species Tubifex davidis Benham, 1907 accepted as Antipodrilus dividis (Benham, 1907)
  19. Species Tubifex deserticola Grimm, 1877 accepted as Psammoryctides deserticola (Grimm, 1877)
  20. Species Tubifex hamatus Moore, 1905 accepted as Isochaeta hamata (Moore, 1905)
  21. Species Tubifex hammoniensis (Michaelsen, 1901) accepted as Potamothrix hammoniensis (Michaelsen, 1901)
  22. Species Tubifex harmani (Loden, 1979) accepted as Trasserkidrilus harmani
  23. Species Tubifex helveticus Piquet, 1913 accepted as Limnodrilus profundicola (Verrill, 1873)
  24. Species Tubifex heuscheri Bretscher, 1900 accepted as Potamothrix heuscheri (Bretscher, 1900)
  25. Species Tubifex hyalinus Udekem, 1855 accepted as Clitellio arenarius (Müller, 1776)
  26. Species Tubifex insularis Stephenson, 1923 accepted as Tubificoides insularis (Stephenson, 1923)
  27. Species Tubifex kessleri (Hrabe, 1962) accepted as Trasserkidrilus kessleri
  28. Species Tubifex lineatus (Müller, 1774) accepted as Lumbricillus lineatus (Müller, 1774)
  29. Species Tubifex litoralis Erséus, 1976 accepted as Christerius litoralis (Erséus, 1976)
  30. Species Tubifex marinus Ditlevsen, 1904 accepted as Peloscolex marinus (Ditlevsen, 1904)
  31. Species Tubifex maritimus Hrabě, 1973 accepted as Tubificoides maritimus (Hrabe, 1973)
  32. Species Tubifex moldaviensis (Vejdovský & Mrázek, 1903) accepted as Potamothrix moldaviensis Vejdovský & Mrázek, 1903
  33. Species Tubifex postcapillatus Cook, 1974 accepted as Tubificoides postcapillatus (Cook, 1974)
  34. Species Tubifex profundicola accepted as Limnodrilus profundicola (Verrill, 1873)
  35. Species Tubifex pseudogaster (Dahl, 1960) accepted as Tubificoides pseudogaster (Dahl, 1960)
  36. Species Tubifex superiorensis (Brinkhurst & Cook, 1966) accepted as Trasserkidrilus superiorensis
  37. Species Tubifex templetoni Southern, 1909 accepted as Ilyodrilus templetoni (Southern, 1909)
  38. Species Tubifex thompsoni Southern, 1909 accepted as Heterochaeta costata Claparède, 1863
marine
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Lamarck, J.-B. (1816). Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres présentant les caractéres généraux et particuliers de ces animaux, leur distribution, leurs classes, leurs familles, leurs genres, et la citation des principales espèces qui s'y rapportent. Tome troisième. 586 pp. Paris: Verdière. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13300543
page(s): 224 [details] 
IRMNG (2026). Tubifex Lamarck, 1816. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1066253 on 2026-10-06
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2006-12-13 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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Wilson, Robin

original description Lamarck, J.-B. (1816). Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres présentant les caractéres généraux et particuliers de ces animaux, leur distribution, leurs classes, leurs familles, leurs genres, et la citation des principales espèces qui s'y rapportent. Tome troisième. 586 pp. Paris: Verdière. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13300543
page(s): 224 [details] 

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details] 

basis of record SN2000/Brinkhurst, 1982 [details] 

verified source for family WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details] 

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details] 

current name source CoL 2006 [details] 

current name source WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details] 

extant flag source SN2000/Brinkhurst, 1982 [details] 

habitat flag source Erseus et al original sources [details] 
Unreviewed
Habitat Marine and nonmarine [details]
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