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Pontodrilus litoralis  (Grube, 1855)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 978968

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Pontodrilus bermudensis Beddard, 1891
  
    Pontodrilus agnesae Stephenson, 1915
  
    Pontodrilus albanyensis Michaelsen, 1905
  
    Pontodrilus arenae Müller, 1892
  
    Pontodrilus crosslandi Beddard, 1905
  
    Pontodrilus ephippiger Rosa, 1898
  
    Pontodrilus gracilis Gates, 1943
  
    Pontodrilus hesperidum Beddard, 1894
  
    Pontodrilus marionis Perrier, 1874
  
    Pontodrilus michaelseni Eisen, 1895
  
    Pontodrilus sinensis Chen & Zhifang, 1977
  
    Pontodrilus albanyensis cygni Jackson, 1931
  
    Pontodrilus ephippiger laysanianus Michaelsen, 1899
  
    Pontodrilus matsushimensis chathamianus Michaelsen, 1899
  
    Pontodrilus michaelseni hortensis Eisen, 1900
  
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  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomProtostomia   
          SuperphylumSpiralia   
             PhylumAnnelida  – annelids, annélides, Anelídeo, minhoca, sanguessuga  
                ClassClitellata   
                   SuperorderMetagynophora   
                      OrderOpisthopora   
                         SuborderCrassiclitellata   
                            SuperfamilyMegascolecoidea   
                               FamilyMegascolecidae   
                                  GenusPontodrilus Perrier, 1874  
                                     SpeciesPontodrilus litoralis (Grube, 1855)  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Samuel W. James  
  Notes: null   
  Reference for: Pontodrilus litoralis    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Blakemore database, 2011 - 2012, database (version 2011)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: Blakemore, R.J. Cosmopolitan, Earthworms - an Eco-Taxonomic Guide to the Peregrine Species of the World, second ed. (CD-ROM) VermEcology, Japan, 2006   
  Reference for: Pontodrilus litoralis   
       
  Source: Earthworm species, a searchable database, database (version 2012)  
  Acquired: 2012   
  Notes: Csuzdi, Cs. (2012) Earthworm species, a searchable database, derived from Opuscula Zoologica, Budapest, 43(1): 97-99. Available online at http://earthworm.uw.hu/   
  Reference for: Pontodrilus litoralis   
       
  Source: Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog, 2011 - 2012, database (version 2011)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: Biology Catalog, taxonomic information system at Texas A&M University, available at http://insects.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/test/Annelida/Family/0AnnelidaIndex0.htm   
  Reference for: Pontodrilus litoralis   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Reynolds, J. W., and D. G. Cook  
  Publication Date: 1993   
  Article/Chapter Title: Nomenclatura oligochaetologica. Supplementum tertium. A catalogue of names, descriptions and type specimens of the Oligochaeta   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: New Brunswick Museum Monographic Series (Natural Science), no. 9   
  Page(s): vi + 33   
  Publisher: University of New Brunswick   
  Publication Place: Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada   
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Pontodrilus litoralis   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Reynolds, John Warren, and Mark Julian Wetzel  
  Publication Date: 2008   
  Article/Chapter Title: Terrestrial Oligochaeta (Annelida: Clitellata) in North America, including Mexico, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and Bermuda   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Megadrilogica, vol. 12, no. 12   
  Page(s): 157-208   
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  ISBN/ISSN: 0380-9633   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Pontodrilus litoralis   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Africa  
    Australia  
    Caribbean  
    Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China)  
    North America  
    Oceania  
    South America  
    Southern Asia  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Central Pacific Territories, Introduced  
    Continental US, Introduced  
    Hawaii, Introduced  
 

 

    

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