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Eclipidrilus asymmetricus  (F. Smith, 1896)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 68474

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Mesoporodrilus asymmetricus Smith, 1896
  
  Common Name(s): aquatic oligochaete worm [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomProtostomia   
          SuperphylumSpiralia   
             PhylumAnnelida  – annelids, annélides, Anelídeo, minhoca, sanguessuga  
                ClassClitellata   
                   SubclassLumbriculata   
                      OrderLumbriculida Brinkhurst, 1971 – aquatic oligochaete worm  
                         FamilyLumbriculidae Vejdovský, 1884 – aquatic oligochaete worm  
                            GenusEclipidrilus Eisen, 1881 – aquatic oligochaete worm  
                               SpeciesEclipidrilus asymmetricus (F. Smith, 1896) – aquatic oligochaete worm  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Mark J. Wetzel  
  Notes: Oligochaetologist and Curator/Collections Manager of the INHS Annelida Collection, Illinois Natural History Survey, Forbes Natural History Building, MC-652, 1816 South Oak Street, Champaign, Illinois, 61801 USA   
  Reference for: Eclipidrilus asymmetricus    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Classification and checklist of the freshwater oligochaetes 2013, website (version 2013)  
  Acquired: 2013   
  Notes: Wetzel, M.J., R.D. Kathman, S.V. Fend, and K.A. Coates. 2013. Classification and checklist of the freshwater oligochaetes occurring in North America north of Mexico. World Wide Web URL: http://wwx.inhs.illinois.edu/people/mjwetzel/fwoligonachecklist   
  Reference for: Eclipidrilus asymmetricus   
       
  Source: Classification and Checklist of the Freshwater Oligochaetes..., website (version 31-Oct-07)  
  Acquired: 2007   
  Notes: Wetzel, M.J., R.D. Kathman, S.V. Fend, and K.A. Coates. 2007. Classification and checklist of the freshwater oligochaetes occurring in North America north of Mexico. World Wide Web URL: http://wwx.inhs.illinois.edu/people/mjwetzel/fwoligonachecklist   
  Reference for: Eclipidrilus asymmetricus   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Eclipidrilus asymmetricus   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Brinkhurst, Ralph O., and David G. Cook  
  Publication Date: 1966   
  Article/Chapter Title: Studies on the North American aquatic Oligochaeta III: Lumbriculidae and additional notes and records of other families   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, vol. 118, no. 1   
  Page(s): 1-33   
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  Reference for: Eclipidrilus asymmetricus   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Cook, David G. / Brinkhurst, Ralph O., and Barrie G. M. Jamieson, eds.  
  Publication Date: 1971   
  Article/Chapter Title: Chapter 5: Family Lumbriculidae   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Aquatic Oligochaeta of the World   
  Page(s): 200-285   
  Publisher: Oliver and Boyd, University of Toronto Press   
  Publication Place: Toronto, Ontario, Canada   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-8020-1833-5   
  Notes: out of print   
  Reference for: Eclipidrilus asymmetricus   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Fend, Steven V.  
  Publication Date: 2005   
  Article/Chapter Title: A review of the genus Eclipidrilus (Annelida: Clitellata: Lumbriculidae), with description of a new species from western North America   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Zootaxa, issue 969   
  Page(s): 1-42   
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  ISBN/ISSN: 1175-5334   
  Notes: Online edition ISSN is 1175-5334: http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/   
  Reference for: Eclipidrilus asymmetricus   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Kathman, R. Deedee, and Ralph O. Brinkhurst  
  Publication Date: 1999   
  Article/Chapter Title: Lumbriculidae   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Guide to the Freshwater Oligochaetes of North America   
  Page(s): 203-243   
  Publisher: Aquatic Resources Center   
  Publication Place: College Grove, Tennessee, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes: First published Nov. 1998, revised May 1999; no isbn or issn assigned; inquiries about this guide should be sent to Dr. R.D. Kathman via post (5125 Rock Bridge Lane, Thompsons Station, Tennessee 37179 USA), or via email (R.Deedee.Kathman{AT}gmail.com)   
  Reference for: Eclipidrilus asymmetricus   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Michaelsen, Wilhelm  
  Publication Date: 1901   
  Article/Chapter Title: Oligochaeten der Zoologischen Museen zu St. Petersbug und Kiev   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Izvestiya imp. Academii Nauk vol. 5, no. 15   
  Page(s): 137-215   
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  Notes: volume, issue could instead be vol. 15, no. 2   
  Reference for: Eclipidrilus asymmetricus   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Smith, Frank  
  Publication Date: 1896   
  Article/Chapter Title: Notes on species of North American Oligochaeta II   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Bulletin of the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History, vol. 4, no. 14   
  Page(s): 396-413   
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  Notes: plates 35-38, numbered as such but otherwise unpaginaged, are included in the back of this volume   
  Reference for: Eclipidrilus asymmetricus   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Wassell, James T.  
  Publication Date: 1984   
  Article/Chapter Title: Revision of the lumbriculid oligochaete Eclipidrilus Eisen, 1881, with descriptions of three subgenera and Eclipidrilus (Leptodrilus) fontanus n. subg., n. sp. from Pennsylvania   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, vol. 97, no. 1   
  Page(s): 78-85   
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  ISBN/ISSN: 0006-324X   
  Notes: Available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34553396   
  Reference for: Eclipidrilus asymmetricus   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: North America  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Continental US, Native  
 

 

    

 Comments
       
  Comment: This taxon was first described as Mesoporodrilus asymmetricus by Frank Smith (1896, p. 402); it was transferred to the genus Eclipidrilus by Michaelsen (1901, p. 149); according to Cook (1971 p. 249), 'The description of this species was apparently based on two individuals, one of which was n bad condition and probably immature. As far as the author [Cook] is aware, this species has not been seen since 1896'; the works of Wassell (1984) and Fend (2005) should be consulted for additional information on this genus  
 

 

    

 
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