WoRMS taxon details
Grania colorata De Wit, Rota & Erséus, 2009
475681 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:475681)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
De Wit, P.; Rota, E.; Erseus, C. (2009). Grania (Annelida: Clitellata: Enchytraeidae) of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, including four new species and a re-description of Grania trichaeta Jamieson, 1977. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2165: 16-38. [details] Available for editors
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Holotype AM W.35545, geounit Lizard Island (Queensland)
Holotype AM W.35545, geounit Lizard Island (Queensland) [details]
Distribution Only known from the type locality: Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
Distribution Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, subtidal (to 7 m), heterogeneous sand.
Etymology The Latin colorata refers to the conspicuous greenish-yellow coloration of the living worm,
which is an unusual feature in...
Distribution Only known from the type locality: Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia [details]
Distribution Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, subtidal (to 7 m), heterogeneous sand.
Distribution Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, subtidal (to 7 m), heterogeneous sand. [details]
Etymology The Latin colorata refers to the conspicuous greenish-yellow coloration of the living worm,
which is an unusual feature in...
Etymology The Latin colorata refers to the conspicuous greenish-yellow coloration of the living worm,
which is an unusual feature in Grania. [details]
which is an unusual feature in Grania. [details]
Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2025). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Grania colorata De Wit, Rota & Erséus, 2009. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=475681 on 2025-04-19
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Nomenclature
original description
De Wit, P.; Rota, E.; Erseus, C. (2009). Grania (Annelida: Clitellata: Enchytraeidae) of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, including four new species and a re-description of Grania trichaeta Jamieson, 1977. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2165: 16-38. [details] Available for editors
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Taxonomy
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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Holotype AM W.35545, geounit Lizard Island (Queensland) [details]
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Distribution Only known from the type locality: Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia [details]Distribution Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, subtidal (to 7 m), heterogeneous sand. [details]
Etymology The Latin colorata refers to the conspicuous greenish-yellow coloration of the living worm,
which is an unusual feature in Grania. [details]