Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Annelida > Class Clitellata > Subclass Oligochaeta > Subclass Tubificata > Order Tubificida > Suborder Tubificina > Superfamily Tubificoidea > Family Naididae

Tubificinae Claus, 1876

Rank: Subfamily
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Aulodrilus Bretscher, 1899
Baltidrilus Timm, 2013
Christerius Holmquist, 1985
Clitellio Savigny, 1822
Edukemius Holmquist, 1978
Embolocephalus Randolph, 1892
Haber Holmquist, 1978
Hemitubifex Eisen, 1879
Ilyodrilus Eisen, 1879
Isochaetides Hrabĕ, 1966
Krenedrilus Dumnicka, 1983
Limnodrilus Claparède, 1862
Lophochaeta Štolc, 1886
Peipsidrilus Timm, 1977
Peloscolex Leidy, 1852
Potamothrix Vejdovský & Mrázek, 1903
Psammoryctides Hrabe, 1964
Quistadrilus Brinkhurst, 1981
Sketodrilus Karaman, 1976
Spirosperma Eisen, 1879
Tasserkidrilus Holmquist, 1985
Tubifex Lamarck, 1816
Tubificidarum Hrabe in Karaman, 1973
Tubificoides Lastočkin, 1937
Varichaetadrilus Brinkhurst & Kathman, 1983

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Japanese: イトミミズ

Literature

original description

Claus, C. (1876). Grundzüge der Zoologie. (Third edition) [Principles of Zoology]. N.G. Elwertsche Verlagsuchhandlung, Marburg & Leipzig. 1-1254. (vol.1. incl. Annelides p.394-421, Copepoda p.465-480, vol.2 Mollusca),.

basis of record

Erséus, C.; Healy, B.M. (2001). Oligochaeta, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 50: pp. 231-234

additional source

Finogenova, N.P. (1986). On Diagnostic characters of subfamilies in the family Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) [O diagnosticheskikh priznakakh podsemeistv semeistva Tubificidae (Oligochaeta)]. Zoologicheskiy zhurnal. 65(2):194-202.

taxonomy source

Eisen, G. (1879). Preliminary Report on Genera and Species of Tubificidae. Bih. K. Vet. Ak. Handl. 5(16):1-26 + 1 plate.

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Citation

WoRMS (2025). Tubificinae Claus, 1876. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137344

Tarmo Timm. Tubificinae Claus, 1876. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at https://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/fauna-europaea/cdm_dataportal/taxon/21522faa-b217-41cc-8eb0-38ee4797de50

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, brackish, fresh

Importance

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2025-01-24 by Tarmo Timm & by Dr. Narcisse Giani & by Geoffrey Read

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