WoRMS taxon details
Nais Müller, 1774
137357 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137357)
accepted
Genus
Opsonais Gervais, 1838 · unaccepted
- Species Nais abissalis Semernoy, 1984
- Species Nais africana Brinkhurst, 1966
- Species Nais alpina Sperber, 1948
- Species Nais andhrensis Naidu & Naidu, 1981
- Species Nais andina Černosvitov, 1939
- Species Nais badia Peng, Wang & Cui, 2014
- Species Nais baicalensis Sokolskaya, 1962
- Species Nais barbata Müller, 1774
- Species Nais barua Righi & Hamoui, 2002
- Species Nais behningi Michaelsen, 1923
- Species Nais bicuspidalis Grimm & Fend, 1997
- Species Nais borutzkii Sokolskaya, 1964
- Species Nais bretscheri Michaelsen, 1899
- Species Nais carolina Blanchard, 1849
- Species Nais christinae Kasprzak, 1973
- Species Nais communis Piguet, 1906
- Species Nais elinguis Müller, 1774
- Species Nais inflata Liang, 1963
- Species Nais kisui Sato, Ohtaka & Timm, 2009
- Species Nais longidentata Cui, He, Peng & Wang, 2015
- Species Nais magnaseta Harman, 1973
- Species Nais pardalis Piguet, 1906
- Species Nais pleomorpha Semernoy, 2004
- Species Nais pseudobtusa Piguet, 1906
- Species Nais schubarti Marcus, 1944
- Species Nais similis Semernoy, 1984
- Species Nais simplex Piguet, 1906
- Species Nais sokolskajae Semernoy, 2004
- Species Nais stolci Hrabĕ, 1981
- Species Nais tatijanae Semernoy, 1984
- Species Nais tygrina Isossimov, 1962
- Species Nais variabilis Piguet, 1906
- Species Nais appendiculata d'Udekem, 1855 accepted as Slavina appendiculata (d'Udekem, 1855) (Synonym)
- Species Nais aralensis Lastockin in Beklemichev, 1922 accepted as Nais elinguis Müller, 1774
- Species Nais aurigena Eichwald, 1847 accepted as Aeolosoma aurigena (Eichwald, 1847)
- Species Nais bauchiensis Stephenson, 1930 accepted as Allodero bauchiensis (Stephenson, 1930)
- Species Nais bekmanae [auct. misspelling of bekmani] accepted as Nais bekmani Sokolskaya, 1962 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling, subsequent misspelling of bekmani)
- Species Nais bihorensis Pop, 1971 accepted as Specaria josinae (Vejdovský, 1884)
- Species Nais blanci Piguet, 1906 accepted as Piguetiella blanci (Piguet, 1906)
- Species Nais denticulata Chen, 1940 accepted as Allonais pectinata (Stephenson, 1910)
- Species Nais diaphana Gruithuisen, 1828 accepted as Chaetogaster diaphanus (Gruithuisen, 1828) (Synonym)
- Species Nais diastropha Gruithuisen, 1828 accepted as Chaetogaster diastrophus (Gruithuisen, 1828) (Synonymy)
- Species Nais diastrophus Gruithuisen, 1828 accepted as Chaetogaster diastrophus (Gruithuisen, 1828)
- Species Nais digitata Müller, 1774 accepted as Dero digitata (Müller, 1774)
- Species Nais escherosa Gruithuisen, 1828 accepted as Slavina appendiculata (d'Udekem, 1855)
- Species Nais filiformis Blainville, 1825 accepted as Tubifex tubifex tubifex (Müller, 1774) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Nais filiformis [auct. mistaken attribution to Williams, 1852] accepted as Tubifex tubifex (Müller, 1774) (unaccepted > misapplication, misapplied attribution of N. filiformis Blainville 1825 to Williams, 1852)
- Species Nais florifera Oken, 1815 accepted as Dero digitata (Müller, 1774)
- Species Nais furcata Müller, 1774 accepted as Aulophorus furcatus (Müller, 1774)
- Species Nais furcata Oken, 1815 accepted as Aulophorus furcatus (Müller, 1774)
- Species Nais fusca Carter, 1858 accepted as Allonais gwaliorensis (Stephenson, 1920)
- Species Nais gracilis Leidy, 1850 accepted as Slavina appendiculata (d'Udekem, 1855)
- Species Nais gwaliorensis Stephenson, 1920 accepted as Allonais gwaliorensis (Stephenson, 1920)
- Species Nais hamata Timm, 1883 accepted as Vejdovskyella (Vejdovskyella) comata (Vejdovský, 1884)
- Species Nais heterochaeta Benham, 1893 accepted as Nais communis Piguet, 1906
- Species Nais iorensis Pataridze, 1957 accepted as Nais bretscheri Michaelsen, 1899
- Species Nais josinae Vejdovský, 1884 accepted as Specaria josinae (Vejdovský, 1884)
- Species Nais koshovi Sokolskaya, 1962 accepted as Vejdovskyella (Machetna) koshovi (Sokolskaya, 1962)
- Species Nais lacustris Dalyell, 1853 accepted as Chaetogaster diaphanus (Gruithuisen, 1828)
- Species Nais lacustris (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Stylaria lacustris (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Nais lastockini Sokolskaya, 1958 accepted as Nais pardalis Piguet, 1906
- Species Nais laticeps (Dugès, 1830) accepted as Chaetogaster laticeps (Dugès, 1830) accepted as Aeolosoma laticeps (Dugès, 1830) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Nais litoralis Müller, 1784 accepted as Paranais litoralis (Müller, 1784) (superseded original combination)
- Species Nais littoralis [auct. misspelling for litoralis] accepted as Paranais litoralis (Müller, 1784) (subsequent misspelling by Blainville, Örsted and others of Nais litoralis Müller, 1784)
- Species Nais longiseta (Ehrenberg, 1828) accepted as Pristina longiseta Ehrenberg, 1831 represented as Pristina (Pristina) longiseta Ehrenberg, 1831
- Species Nais lurco Johnston, 1846 accepted as Chaetogaster diaphanus (Gruithuisen, 1828)
- Species Nais lurida Timm, 1883 accepted as Slavina appendiculata (d'Udekem, 1855)
- Species Nais malayana Stephenson, 1931 accepted as Allodero malayana (Stephenson, 1931)
- Species Nais menoni Naidu, 1962 accepted as Nais andhrensis Naidu & Naidu, 1981 (nom.nov. pro)
- Species Nais obtusa (Gervais, 1838) accepted as Nais barbata Müller, 1774
- Species Nais papillosa Kessler, 1868 accepted as Spirosperma ferox Eisen, 1879
- Species Nais paraguayensis Michaelsen, 1905 accepted as Allonais paraguayensis (Michaelsen, 1905)
- Species Nais parasita (Schmidt, 1847) accepted as Ripistes parasita (Schmidt, 1847)
- Species Nais parviseta Walton, 1906 accepted as Nais communis Piguet, 1906
- Species Nais pectinata Stephenson, 1910 accepted as Allonais pectinata (Stephenson, 1910)
- Species Nais perversa Gruithuisen, 1828 accepted as Nais diastropha Gruithuisen, 1828 accepted as Chaetogaster diastrophus (Gruithuisen, 1828)
- Species Nais proboscidea Müller, 1774 accepted as Stylaria lacustris (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Nais pseudoobtusa Piguet, 1906 accepted as Nais pseudobtusa Piguet, 1906 (Spelling variation)
- Species Nais pseudoptusa Piguet, 1906 accepted as Nais pseudobtusa Piguet, 1906 (Spelling variation)
- Species Nais pusulosa Williams, 1858 (unaccepted > nomen nudum, ? Tubificoides benedii)
- Species Nais quadricuspidata Fabricius, 1780 accepted as Nais quadricuspida Fabricius, 1780 accepted as Naineris quadricuspida (Fabricius, 1780) (wrong spelling)
- Species Nais raviensis Stephenson, 1914 accepted as Dero raviensis (Stephenson, 1914)
- Species Nais reckei (Floericke, 1892) accepted as Ophidonais serpentina (Müller, 1774)
- Species Nais sanguinea Doyère, 1856 accepted as Tubifex tubifex tubifex (Müller, 1774) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Nais scotia Johnston, 1865 accepted as Chaetogaster diaphanus (Gruithuisen, 1828)
- Species Nais scotica Johnston, 1865 accepted as Chaetogaster diaphanus (Gruithuisen, 1828)
- Species Nais serpentina Müller, 1774 accepted as Ophidonais serpentina (Müller, 1774)
- Species Nais tenuidentis Walton, 1906 accepted as Dero raviensis (Stephenson, 1914)
- Species Nais tubifex (Müller, 1774) accepted as Tubifex tubifex (Müller, 1774) (Synonym)
- Species Nais uncinata Ørsted, 1842 accepted as Uncinais uncinata (Ørsted, 1842) (Synonym)
- Species Nais variegata Schweigger, 1820 accepted as Lumbriculus variegatus (Müller, 1774)
- Species Nais vasculosa [Renier], [1804] (unaccepted > unavailable name)
- Species Nais vermicularis O. F. Müller, 1774 accepted as Chaetogaster vermicularis (Müller, 1774) (superseded original combination (and see synonymy note))
- Species Nais albida Carter, 1858 (uncertain > nomen dubium, probably Enchytraeidae)
- Species Nais auricularia Bosc, 1802 (uncertain > nomen dubium, Probably polychaeta or Echinodermata tentacle?)
- Species Nais bekmani Sokolskaya, 1962 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, possibly Nais variabilis)
- Species Nais brumati Nardo, 1847 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Nais caeca Müller, 1776 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, unsufficient description)
- Species Nais caecilia Mayer, 1859 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Nais caudata Schmarda, 1861 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Nais decapoda (Dutrochet, 1819) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Nais equisetina Dugès, 1837 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, Probably Polychaeta: Fabriciidae ?)
- Species Nais gigantea Kessler, 1868 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Nais greeffi Floericke, 1892 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, possibly Nais barbata)
- Species Nais incerta Černosvitov, 1942 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, Replacement name for Pristina variabilis Friend 1916)
- Species Nais japonica Kondo, 1936 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, Aulophorus?)
- Species Nais marina Fabricius, 1780 (uncertain > nomen dubium, possibly Polychaeta)
- Species Nais parvula Walton, 1906 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, possibly Nais communis)
- Species Nais rigidula Nardo, 1847 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Nais rivulosa Leidy, 1850 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, possibly Nais variabilis)
- Species Nais ternaria Schmarda, 1861 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Nais tortuosa Walton, 1906 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, Possibly Nais simplex/pseudobtusa/alpina)
marine, brackish, fresh
Müller, O. F. (1773-1774). <i>Vermium terrestrium et fluviatilium, seu animalium infusoriorum, helminthicorum, et testaceorum, non marinorum, succincta historia</i>. <em>[Book].</em> Vol. 1: 1-136 Infusoria [1773] / Vol1 [part 2] 1-78 Helminthica 1-72 [1774] ; Vol. 2: 1-214 Testacea + index 8 pp. [1774]. Havniæ (Copenhagen) & Lipsiæ (Leipzig): Heineck & Faber., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/50344
page(s): 20 [details]
page(s): 20 [details]
Etymology Maybe derived from 'Nais' the root of the Finnish word for woman or from the Latin word 'Nais' which means mother, probably...
Etymology Maybe derived from 'Nais' the root of the Finnish word for woman or from the Latin word 'Nais' which means mother, probably referring to the paratomic way of reproduction [details]
Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2024). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Nais Müller, 1774. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137357 on 2024-11-22
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original description
Müller, O. F. (1773-1774). <i>Vermium terrestrium et fluviatilium, seu animalium infusoriorum, helminthicorum, et testaceorum, non marinorum, succincta historia</i>. <em>[Book].</em> Vol. 1: 1-136 Infusoria [1773] / Vol1 [part 2] 1-78 Helminthica 1-72 [1774] ; Vol. 2: 1-214 Testacea + index 8 pp. [1774]. Havniæ (Copenhagen) & Lipsiæ (Leipzig): Heineck & Faber., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/50344
page(s): 20 [details]
original description (of Opsonais Gervais, 1838) Gervais, Paul. (1838). Note sur la disposition systématique des Annélides chétopodes de la famille des <i>Naïs</i>. <em>Bulletins de l'Académie Royale des Sciences et Belles-Lettres de Bruxelles.</em> 5(1): 13-20., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16009244
page(s): 16 [details]
taxonomy source Envall, I.; Gustavsson, L. M.; Erséus, C. (2012). Genetic and chaetal variation in Nais worms (Annelida, Clitellata, Naididae). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 165(3): 495-520., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2012.00828.x [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Erséus, C.; Healy, B.M. (2001). Oligochaeta, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 231-234 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Beddard, F.E. (1895). A monograph of the order of Oligochaeta. <em>[Book].</em> 769 pp. The Clarendon Press, Oxford., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/71343
page(s): 281 [details]
additional source Udekem, J. d'. (1859). Nouvelle classification des Annélides sétigères abranches. <em>Mémoires de l'Académie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique.</em> 31: 1-28., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16207584
page(s): 19 [details]
additional source Udekem, J. d'. (1855). Nouvelles classification des Annélides sétigères abranches. <em>Bulletins de l'Académie royale des sciences, des lettres et des beaux-arts de Belgique.</em> 22(2): 533-557, 3 figs., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15749769
page(s): 550 [details]
additional source Brinkhurst, R.O. (1964). Studies on the North American aquatic Oligochaeta. I. Naididae and Opistocytidae. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 116:195-230.
page(s): 206 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Modeer, A. (1798). Beskrifning af et slagte ibland maskkraken kalladt Slinga, Nais. <em>Kungl. Svenska vetenskapsakademiens handlingar.</em> 19: 107-143., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46957626 [details]
additional source Reuss, I.D. (1801). Scientia Naturalis I. Historia naturalis, generalis et zoologia. <em>Repertorium commentationum a societatibus litterariis editarum.</em> Göttingen., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44297477
page(s): 333 [details]
identification resource Brinkhurst, R.O. (1982). British and Other Marine and Estuarine Oligochaetes. <em>Synopses of the British Fauna.</em> 21: 1-127. [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 20 [details]
original description (of Opsonais Gervais, 1838) Gervais, Paul. (1838). Note sur la disposition systématique des Annélides chétopodes de la famille des <i>Naïs</i>. <em>Bulletins de l'Académie Royale des Sciences et Belles-Lettres de Bruxelles.</em> 5(1): 13-20., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16009244
page(s): 16 [details]
taxonomy source Envall, I.; Gustavsson, L. M.; Erséus, C. (2012). Genetic and chaetal variation in Nais worms (Annelida, Clitellata, Naididae). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 165(3): 495-520., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2012.00828.x [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Erséus, C.; Healy, B.M. (2001). Oligochaeta, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 231-234 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Beddard, F.E. (1895). A monograph of the order of Oligochaeta. <em>[Book].</em> 769 pp. The Clarendon Press, Oxford., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/71343
page(s): 281 [details]
additional source Udekem, J. d'. (1859). Nouvelle classification des Annélides sétigères abranches. <em>Mémoires de l'Académie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique.</em> 31: 1-28., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16207584
page(s): 19 [details]
additional source Udekem, J. d'. (1855). Nouvelles classification des Annélides sétigères abranches. <em>Bulletins de l'Académie royale des sciences, des lettres et des beaux-arts de Belgique.</em> 22(2): 533-557, 3 figs., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15749769
page(s): 550 [details]
additional source Brinkhurst, R.O. (1964). Studies on the North American aquatic Oligochaeta. I. Naididae and Opistocytidae. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 116:195-230.
page(s): 206 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Modeer, A. (1798). Beskrifning af et slagte ibland maskkraken kalladt Slinga, Nais. <em>Kungl. Svenska vetenskapsakademiens handlingar.</em> 19: 107-143., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46957626 [details]
additional source Reuss, I.D. (1801). Scientia Naturalis I. Historia naturalis, generalis et zoologia. <em>Repertorium commentationum a societatibus litterariis editarum.</em> Göttingen., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44297477
page(s): 333 [details]
identification resource Brinkhurst, R.O. (1982). British and Other Marine and Estuarine Oligochaetes. <em>Synopses of the British Fauna.</em> 21: 1-127. [details] Available for editors [request]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Maybe derived from 'Nais' the root of the Finnish word for woman or from the Latin word 'Nais' which means mother, probably referring to the paratomic way of reproduction [details]