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Rhynchelmis alaskana  Holmquist, 1976
Taxonomic Serial No.: 68469

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s):    
  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  
                            GenusRhynchelmis Hoffmeister, 1843 – aquatic oligochaete worm  
                               SubgenusRhynchelmis (Rhynchelmoides) Hrabe, 1936  
                                  SpeciesRhynchelmis alaskana Holmquist, 1976 – 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: Rhynchelmis alaskana    
       
  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: Rhynchelmis alaskana   
       
  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: Rhynchelmis alaskana   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Rhynchelmis alaskana   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Fend, Steven V., and James L. Carter  
  Publication Date: 2014   
  Article/Chapter Title: Rhynchelmis subgenus Sutroa Eisen new rank, with two new species from western North America (Annelida, Clitellata, Lumbriculidae)   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Zootaxa, issue 3760, no. 2   
  Page(s): 180-210   
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 1175-5326   
  Notes: doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3760.2.3   
  Reference for: Rhynchelmis alaskana   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Holmquist, Charlotte  
  Publication Date: 1976   
  Article/Chapter Title: Lumbriculids (Oligochaeta) of Northern Alaska and Northwestern Canada   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Zoologische Jahrbücher: Abtheilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere, Jena, vol. 103   
  Page(s): 377-431   
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 0323-7087   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Rhynchelmis alaskana   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: North America  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Alaska, Native  
 

 

    

 Comments
       
  Comment: This taxon, Rhynchelmis alaskana, is currently placed within the subgenus Rhynchelmoides; however, since several other taxa in this genus and in other genera in this family have not yet been asigned to subgenera, I have not included subgeneric classifications in this ITIS list  
 

 

    

 
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