WoRMS taxon details
Grania curta De Wit & Erséus, 2007
475683 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:475683)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
De Wit, P.; Erséus, C. (2007). Seven new species of Grania (Annelida: Clitellata: Enchytraeidae) from New Caledonia, South Pacific Ocean. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1426: 27-50., available online at https://gup-server.ub.gu.se/v1/asset_data/168087 [details] Available for editors
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Holotype SMNH 6583, geounit New Caledonia
Holotype SMNH 6583, geounit New Caledonia [details]
Depth range Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia, shallow subtidal (0.5 m), heterogeneous sand.
Etymology Curta is a Latin word meaning “too short” or “mutilated”. This refers to the short, stubby body shape of this species.
Depth range Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia, shallow subtidal (0.5 m), heterogeneous sand. [details]
Etymology Curta is a Latin word meaning “too short” or “mutilated”. This refers to the short, stubby body shape of this species.
Etymology Curta is a Latin word meaning “too short” or “mutilated”. This refers to the short, stubby body shape of this species. [details]
Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2025). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Grania curta De Wit & Erséus, 2007. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=475683 on 2025-04-19
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Nomenclature
original description
De Wit, P.; Erséus, C. (2007). Seven new species of Grania (Annelida: Clitellata: Enchytraeidae) from New Caledonia, South Pacific Ocean. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1426: 27-50., available online at https://gup-server.ub.gu.se/v1/asset_data/168087 [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 SMNH 6583, geounit New Caledonia [details]