WoRMS taxon details
Grania pusilla Erséus, 1974
137417 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137417)
accepted
Species
Grania macrochaeta pusilla Erséus, 1974 · unaccepted
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Erséus, C. (1974). Grania pusilla sp.n. (Oligochaeta, Enchytraeidae) from the west coasts of Norway and Sweden with soms taxonomic notes on the genus Grania. <em>Sarsia.</em> 56:87-94. [details] Available for editors 
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Holotype ZMUB 55050, geounit Norway
Holotype ZMUB 55050, geounit Norway [details]
Distribution Western Norway and Sweden; Helgoland, Germany (Kossmagk-Stephan, 1985); Carnsore Point, County Wexford, Ireland
Distribution Northeast Atlantic, so far known with certainty from Morocco and Scandinavia north to Tromsø, above the Arctic Circle....
Distribution West coasts of Norway and Sweden, Morocco.
Etymology Etymology of Grania pusilla not explained in paper
Distribution Western Norway and Sweden; Helgoland, Germany (Kossmagk-Stephan, 1985); Carnsore Point, County Wexford, Ireland [details]
Distribution Northeast Atlantic, so far known with certainty from Morocco and Scandinavia north to Tromsø, above the Arctic Circle....
Distribution Northeast Atlantic, so far known with certainty from Morocco and Scandinavia north to Tromsø, above the Arctic Circle. Kossmagk-Stephan (1985: 78) recorded the species at Helgoland, Germany, but specified that it occurred “exclusively in the seawater outflow of the Helgoland Aquarium”. In subtidal, fine or coarse sands, at 35–500 m depth. Intertidal records from Ireland (Locke & Coates 1998) are suspect [details]
Distribution West coasts of Norway and Sweden, Morocco.
Distribution West coasts of Norway and Sweden, Morocco. [details]
Etymology Etymology of Grania pusilla not explained in paper
Etymology Etymology of Grania pusilla not explained in paper [details]
Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2025). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Grania pusilla Erséus, 1974. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137417 on 2025-04-21
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Nomenclature
original description
Erséus, C. (1974). Grania pusilla sp.n. (Oligochaeta, Enchytraeidae) from the west coasts of Norway and Sweden with soms taxonomic notes on the genus Grania. <em>Sarsia.</em> 56:87-94. [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Erséus, C.; Healy, B.M. (2001). Oligochaeta, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 231-234 (look up in IMIS) [details]
[request]basis of record Erséus, C.; Healy, B.M. (2001). Oligochaeta, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 231-234 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Locke, J. M.; Coates, K. A. (1998). A new species of Grania (Enchytraeidae, Clitellata, Annelida) and redescription of Grania pusilla from a rocky shore in SE Ireland. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 32(8): 1101-1114., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222939800770551 [details] Available for editors [request]
status source Prantoni, A.; Lana, P. C.; Erséus, C. (2017). Global checklist of species of Grania (Clitellata: Enchytraeidae) with remarks on their geographic distribution. <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> 391:1-44., available online at https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/EJT_0391_0001-0044.pdf [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]status source Prantoni, A.; Lana, P. C.; Erséus, C. (2017). Global checklist of species of Grania (Clitellata: Enchytraeidae) with remarks on their geographic distribution. <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> 391:1-44., available online at https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/EJT_0391_0001-0044.pdf [details] Available for editors
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identification resource
Brinkhurst, R.O. (1982). British and Other Marine and Estuarine Oligochaetes. <em>Synopses of the British Fauna.</em> 21: 1-127. [details] Available for editors [request]
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additional source
Rota, E.; Erseus, C. (2003). New records of Grania (Clitellata, Enchytraeidae) in the Northeast Atlantic (from Tromsø to the Canary Islands), with descriptions of seven new species. <em>Sarsia.</em> 88(3): 210-243., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00364820310001615 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source De Wit, P.; Erséus, C. (2010). Genetic variation and phylogeny of Scandinavian species of Grania (Annelida: Clitellata: Enchytraeidae), with the discovery of a cryptic species. <em>Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research.</em> 48(4): 285-293., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0469.2010.00571.x [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]additional source De Wit, P.; Erséus, C. (2010). Genetic variation and phylogeny of Scandinavian species of Grania (Annelida: Clitellata: Enchytraeidae), with the discovery of a cryptic species. <em>Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research.</em> 48(4): 285-293., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0469.2010.00571.x [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype ZMUB 55050, geounit Norway [details]
From editor or global species database
Distribution Western Norway and Sweden; Helgoland, Germany (Kossmagk-Stephan, 1985); Carnsore Point, County Wexford, Ireland [details]Distribution Northeast Atlantic, so far known with certainty from Morocco and Scandinavia north to Tromsø, above the Arctic Circle. Kossmagk-Stephan (1985: 78) recorded the species at Helgoland, Germany, but specified that it occurred “exclusively in the seawater outflow of the Helgoland Aquarium”. In subtidal, fine or coarse sands, at 35–500 m depth. Intertidal records from Ireland (Locke & Coates 1998) are suspect [details]
Distribution West coasts of Norway and Sweden, Morocco. [details]
Etymology Etymology of Grania pusilla not explained in paper [details]
