WoRMS taxon details
Grania torosa Rota & Erséus, 2003
388028 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:388028)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
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 
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Holotype SMNH 5721, geounit Rockall Trough
Holotype SMNH 5721, geounit Rockall Trough [details]
Depth range 1170-1800m depth
Distribution Northern Rockall Trough, off the coast of Scotland, to near the entrance to the English Channel (NE Atlantic Ocean).
Etymology Named for the heavily muscular ducts of the spermathecae, using the Latin torosus (= muscular, strong).
Depth range 1170-1800m depth [details]
Distribution Northern Rockall Trough, off the coast of Scotland, to near the entrance to the English Channel (NE Atlantic Ocean).
Distribution Northern Rockall Trough, off the coast of Scotland, to near the entrance to the English Channel (NE Atlantic Ocean). [details]
Etymology Named for the heavily muscular ducts of the spermathecae, using the Latin torosus (= muscular, strong).
Etymology Named for the heavily muscular ducts of the spermathecae, using the Latin torosus (= muscular, strong). [details]
Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2025). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Grania torosa Rota & Erséus, 2003. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=388028 on 2025-04-19
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Nomenclature
original description
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]
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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]
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Holotype SMNH 5721, geounit Rockall Trough [details]
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Depth range 1170-1800m depth [details]Distribution Northern Rockall Trough, off the coast of Scotland, to near the entrance to the English Channel (NE Atlantic Ocean). [details]
Etymology Named for the heavily muscular ducts of the spermathecae, using the Latin torosus (= muscular, strong). [details]
