Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2026). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Nais elinguis Müller, 1774. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137481 on 2026-06-18
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Valid name (ICZN) or name considered to be taxonomically correct (ICBN)
Species
Vermium terrestrium et fluviatilium, seu animalium infusoriorum, helminthicorum, et testaceorum, non marinorum, succincta historia.
Müller, O. F. (1773-1774). Vermium terrestrium et fluviatilium, seu animalium infusoriorum, helminthicorum, et testaceorum, non marinorum, succincta historia. [Book]. 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.
Nouvelles contributions à la faune du lac Aral.
Beklemischev, W. N. (1922). Nouvelles contributions à la faune du lac Aral. Russische Hydrobiologische Zeitschrift. 1: 276-289 (French summary).
Biological invasions in the Antarctic: extent, impacts and implications
Frenot, Y.; Chown, S. L.; Whinam, J.; Selkirk, P. M.; Convey, P.; Skotnicki, M.; Bergstrom, D. M. (2005). Biological invasions in the Antarctic: extent, impacts and implications. Biological Reviews. 80(1): 45-72.
Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”.
Maris, T., O. Beauchard, S. Van Damme, E. Van den Bergh, S. Wijnhoven & P. Meire. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”. Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke. 35 pp.
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
Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126. 405 pp.
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Systematisk-geografisk Oversigt over de nordiske Annulata, Gephyrea, Chaetognathi og Balanoglossi
Levinsen, G.M.R. (1884 (for year 1883)). Systematisk-geografisk Oversigt over de nordiske Annulata, Gephyrea, Chaetognathi og Balanoglossi. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den naturhistoriske Forening i Kjöbenhavn. 45(1883): 95-354 + plates II-III.
Beddard, F.E. (1895). A monograph of the order of Oligochaeta. [Book]. 769 pp. The Clarendon Press, Oxford.
Phylum Annelida: bristleworms, earthworms, leeches
Glasby, Christopher J.; Read, Geoffrey B.; Lee, Kenneth E.; Blakemore, R.J.; Fraser, P.M.; Pinder, A.M.; Erséus, C.; Moser, W.E.; Burreson, E.M.; Govedich, F.R.; Davies, R.W.; Dawson, E.W. (2009). Phylum Annelida: bristleworms, earthworms, leeches. [Book chapter]. Chapt 17, pp. 312-358. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.
Oligochaeten van brakke en zoute wateren in Nederland (Annelida:Oligochaeta)
van Haaren, T. (2016). Oligochaeten van brakke en zoute wateren in Nederland (Annelida:Oligochaeta). Nederlandse Faunistische Mededelingen. 46:115-164.
IIIe Contribution a l'Etude de la Faune de la Loire-Inferieure (Annelida oligochetes)
Ferronnière, G. (1899). IIIe Contribution a l'Etude de la Faune de la Loire-Inferieure (Annelida oligochetes). Bull. Soc. sc. nat. Ouest. T. 9. fasc. III: p229-295 + 2 plates.
Vergleichende ökologische und systematische Untersuchungen der eulitoralen Oligochaetenfauna in Süsswasser-, Brackwasser- und Meeresgebieten Schleswig-Holsteins.
Hagen, G. (1951). Vergleichende ökologische und systematische Untersuchungen der eulitoralen Oligochaetenfauna in Süsswasser-, Brackwasser- und Meeresgebieten Schleswig-Holsteins. Dissertation Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Kiel.
A new species of Ainudrilus (Tubiﬁcidae) from South Georgia, and other subantarctic freshwater oligochaetes.
Erséus, C.; Grimm, R. (2002). A new species of Ainudrilus (Tubiﬁcidae) from South Georgia, and other subantarctic freshwater oligochaetes. Hydrobiologia. 468:77-81.
A contribution towards a revision of the aquatic Oligochaeta of Africa.
Brinkhurst, R.O. (1966). A contribution towards a revision of the aquatic Oligochaeta of Africa. African Zoology. 2(2): 131-166.
Guide to the freshwater aquatic microdrile oligochaetes of North America.
Brinkhurst, R.O. (1986). Guide to the freshwater aquatic microdrile oligochaetes of North America. Canada. Spec. Publ. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 84.
Černosvitov, L. (1939). VI. OLIGOCHAETA. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. 1(1): 81-116.
Nouvelle classification des Annélides sétigères abranches.
Udekem, J. d'. (1859). Nouvelle classification des Annélides sétigères abranches. Mémoires de l'Académie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique. 31: 1-28.
Etudes biospéologiques. V. Contribution à l'étude du genre Trichodrilus (Oligochaeta: Lumbriculidae) et description de deux espéces nouvelles.
Hrabĕ, S. (1937). Etudes biospéologiques. V. Contribution à l'étude du genre Trichodrilus (Oligochaeta: Lumbriculidae) et description de deux espéces nouvelles. Bulletin du Musée royal d'Histoire naturelle de Belgique. 13: 1-23.
A list of naidiform Oligochaeta from the waterworks plant of the city of Osaka
Kondo, M. (1936). A list of naidiform Oligochaeta from the waterworks plant of the city of Osaka. Annot.Zool.Japan. 15(3): 382-393.
Hamburgische Elb-Untersuchung IV. Oligochaeten.
Michaelsen, W. (1903). Hamburgische Elb-Untersuchung IV. Oligochaeten. Jb. Hamb. wiss. Anst. 19(2), 169-210.
Southern, R. (1907). Oligochaeta of Lambay. The Irish Naturalist. 16(2): 68-82.
Records of Naididae and Lumbriculidae (Clitellata) from Tibet, China, with description of a new species of Nais
Cui, Y.; He, X.; Peng, Y.; Wang, H. (2015). Records of Naididae and Lumbriculidae (Clitellata) from Tibet, China, with description of a new species of Nais. Zootaxa. 3956(4): 513-530.
The aquatic Oligochaeta known from Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, and the adjacent islands
Brinkhurst, R.O. (1971). The aquatic Oligochaeta known from Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, and the adjacent islands. Papers Dep Zool Univ Queensland. 3(8): 99-128.
Ökologische und systematische Untersuchungen über litorale und marine Oligochäten der Kieler Bucht
Knöllner, F. H. (1935). Ökologische und systematische Untersuchungen über litorale und marine Oligochäten der Kieler Bucht. Zoologische Jahrbuecher (Systematik). 66: 425-512.
Nouvelles classification des Annélides sétigères abranches
Udekem, J. d'. (1855). Nouvelles classification des Annélides sétigères abranches. Bulletins de l'Académie royale des sciences, des lettres et des beaux-arts de Belgique. 22(2): 533-557, 3 figs.
Studies on the aquatic Oligochaeta of China. II. On some species of Naididae from Sinkiang with description of a new species, Allodero prosetosa
Liang, Y. (1964). Studies on the aquatic Oligochaeta of China. II. On some species of Naididae from Sinkiang with description of a new species, Allodero prosetosa. Acta Zoologica Sinica. 16(4):643-651.
Contributions towards a monograph of the British and Irish Oligochaeta
Southern, Rowland. (1909). Contributions towards a monograph of the British and Irish Oligochaeta. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. 27: 119-182 + plates VII-XI.
Studies on the North American aquatic Oligochaeta. I. Naididae and Opistocytidae
Brinkhurst, R.O. (1964). Studies on the North American aquatic Oligochaeta. I. Naididae and Opistocytidae. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 116:195-230.
Issledovanija po faune Ivanovo-Voznesenskoj gubernii, organizovannye selsko-hozjajstvennym fakultetom I.-V. P. I. letom 1920 goda. 2. Fauna Oligochaeta limicola rajona issledovanija
Lastočkin, Dmitrij Alexandrovich. (1921). Issledovanija po faune Ivanovo-Voznesenskoj gubernii, organizovannye selsko-hozjajstvennym fakultetom I.-V. P. I. letom 1920 goda. 2. Fauna Oligochaeta limicola rajona issledovanija. Izvestija Ivanovo- Voznesenskogo Politehničeskogo Instituta. 4: 70-77.
Benham, W.B. (1891). Notes on some aquatic oligochaeta. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science. 33:187-218 + Plates V-VII.
Notatki o faunie skąposzczetów (Oligochaeta) Polski, I [Notes on Oligochaeta fauna of Poland, I]
Kasprzak, K. (1973). Notatki o faunie skąposzczetów (Oligochaeta) Polski, I [Notes on Oligochaeta fauna of Poland, I]. Fragmenta Faunistika. 18(21): 405-434.
Anatomische und systematische studien an Oligochaetae limicolae. I. Zur Anatomie von Lumbriculus variegatus; II. Zur Anatomie der Tubificiden; III. Systematische bemerkungen über Tubificiden; IV. Beobachtungen an Nais elinguis und lurida; V. Eine neue Pachydrilus art
Dieffenbach, O. (1886). Anatomische und systematische studien an Oligochaetae limicolae. I. Zur Anatomie von Lumbriculus variegatus; II. Zur Anatomie der Tubificiden; III. Systematische bemerkungen über Tubificiden; IV. Beobachtungen an Nais elinguis und lurida; V. Eine neue Pachydrilus art. Bericht der Oberhessischen Gesellschaft für Natur- und Heilkunde. 24: 65-108.
Blainville, M. de. (1825). Mollusques, Vers et Zoophytes. Dictionnaire des sciences naturelles. (F. Cuvier, ed.), vol. 34: MYD-NIK. Levrault, Strasbourg & Paris, & Le Normant, Paris.
Hirudinea and Ollgochaeta collected in the Great Lakes region
Moore, J. Percy. (1906). Hirudinea and Ollgochaeta collected in the Great Lakes region. Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries. 25: 153-171, plate 32 (colour).
Friend, H. (1913). Annelid Hunting in Notts. Second paper. Report and Transactions of Notts Naturalists' Society. 60:50-64.
The common fresh-water Oligocheta of the United States
Galloway, T.W. (1911). The common fresh-water Oligocheta of the United States. Transactions of American Microscopical Society. 30(1): 285-317.
Untersuchungen zur Systematik der Naididae D'Udekem, 1855 (Annelida, Clitellata, Oligochaeta)
Jelinek, H. (2011). Untersuchungen zur Systematik der Naididae D'Udekem, 1855 (Annelida, Clitellata, Oligochaeta). DIssertation Uiversity of Hamburg. 380pp + Appendix.
Michaelsen, W. (1909). Oligochaeta. Die Susswasserfauna Deutschlands. 13: 1-66.
Catalogue des intvertébrés de la Suisse 7: Oligochetes
Piguet, E.; Bretscher, K. (1913). Catalogue des intvertébrés de la Suisse 7: Oligochetes. Museum d'Histoire Naturelle de Geneve. 215pp.
Photographed live in laboratory, with some original substratum. Copyright Unicomarine. Location: West India Docks, London, UK.; 8 April 2006
Distribution for Nais elinguis Müller, 1774 - European waters (ERMS scope)
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