Taxonomy Profile: Pristina leidyi (F Smith 1896)

Pristina leidyi: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
aquatic oligochaete worm []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Pristina leidyi: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Protostomia
Superdivision : Lophozoa
Phylum : Annelida
annelids |
Anelídeo |
minhoca |
sanguessuga |
annélides |
Class : Clitellata
Subclass : Tubificata
Order : Tubificida
aquatic oligochaete worm |
Family : Naididae
aquatic oligochaete worm |
Subfamily : Pristininae
aquatic oligochaete worm |
Genus : Pristina
aquatic oligochaete worm |
Species : Pristina leidyi
aquatic oligochaete worm |
Pristina leidyi Direct Children(s):
Pristina leidyi: 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:
Pristina leidyi
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Pristina leidyi
Source:
Classification and checklist of the freshwater oligochaetes 2013
Acquired:
2013-03-18
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:
Pristina leidyi
Source:
Classification and Checklist of the Freshwater Oligochaetes...
Acquired:
2007-12-03
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:
Pristina leidyi
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Sperber, Christina
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1948-01-01 / 1948-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
A taxonomical study of the Naididae
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Zoologiska Bidrag från Uppsala, vol. 28
Page(s):
1-296
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Pristina leidyi
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Brinkhurst, Ralph O. / Brinkhurst, Ralph O., and Barrie G. M. Jamieson, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1971-01-01 / 1971-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Chapter 7: Family Naididae
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Aquatic Oligochaeta of the World
Page(s):
304-443
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:
Pristina leidyi
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Kathman, R. Deedee, and Ralph O. Brinkhurst
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1998-11-01 / 1999-05-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Naididae
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Guide to the Freshwater Oligochaetes of North America
Page(s):
31-99
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:
Pristina leidyi
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Smith, Frank
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1896-12-01 / 1896-12-01
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
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
plates 35-38, numbered as such but otherwise unpaginaged, are included in the back of this volume
Reference for:
Pristina leidyi
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Harman, Walter James, and Michael L. McMahan
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1975-08-15 / 1975-08-15
Article/Chapter Title:
A reevaluation of Pristina longiseta (Oligochaeta: Naididae) in North America
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, vol. 88 no. 17
Page(s):
167-178
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0006-324X
Notes:
Available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34561159
Reference for:
Pristina leidyi
Pristina leidyi: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
North America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Pristina leidyi: Comments
Comment:
The taxon Pristina longiseta Ehrenberg, 1828, has long been recognized as one of the most common aquatic oligochaetes in the world; it has been determined to be cosmopolitan, and had had several subspecies erected, most commonly coinciding with distribution. Harman and McMahan (1975) reevaluated this taxon, its subspecies, and summarized the history of synonomies (valid and invalid) associated with its name, and with Pristina leidyi