Taxonomy Profile: Tasserkidrilus americanus (Brinkhurst & Cook 1966)

Tasserkidrilus americanus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Trasserkidrilus kessleri americanus
Brinkhurst and Cook 1966
Tubifex kessleri americanus
Brinkhurst and Cook 1966
Common Name(s):
aquatic oligochaete worm []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Tasserkidrilus americanus: 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 : Tubificinae
aquatic oligochaete worm |
Genus : Tasserkidrilus
aquatic oligochaete worm |
Species : Tasserkidrilus americanus
aquatic oligochaete worm |
Tasserkidrilus americanus Direct Children(s):
Tasserkidrilus americanus: 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:
Tasserkidrilus americanus
Source(s):
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:
Tasserkidrilus americanus
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:
Tasserkidrilus americanus
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Kathman, R. Deedee, and Ralph O. Brinkhurst
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1998-11-01 / 1999-05-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Tubificidae
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Guide to the Freshwater Oligochaetes of North America
Page(s):
101-201
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:
Tasserkidrilus americanus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Brinkhurst, Ralph O., and David G. Cook
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1966-08-23 / 1966-08-23
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
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Tasserkidrilus americanus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Timm, Tarmo
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1989-01-01 / 1989-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Tasserkidrilus acapillatus (Finogenova, 1972) in Lake Peipsi, with a revision of the genus Tasserkidrilus Holmquist, 1985 (Oligochaeta, Tubificidae)
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Proceedings of the Academy of Sciences of the Estonian SSR, Biology, vol. 38, no. 1
Page(s):
52-60
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0013-2144
Notes:
Actual publication date is for a revision to the original publication in 1998; mail address for all inquiries about this publication (including purchase) must include '5109 Rock Bridge Lane' (original publisher no longer sells this guide)
Reference for:
Tasserkidrilus americanus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Holmquist, Charlotte
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1985-01-01 / 1985-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
A Revision of the Genera of Tubifex Lamarck, Ilyodrilus Eisen, and Potamothrix Vejdovský & Mrázek (Oligochaeta, Tubificidae), with Extensions to Some Connected Genera
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Zoologische Jahrbücher: Abteilung für Sytematik Ökologie und Geographie der Tiere, vol. 112, no. 3
Page(s):
311-366
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0044-5193
Notes:
Reference for:
Tasserkidrilus americanus
Tasserkidrilus americanus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
North America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Continental US / Native
Tasserkidrilus americanus: Comments
Comment:
Originally described by Brinkhurst and Cook (1966) to be a subspecies of Tubifex kessleri Hrabe (1962), this taxon was elevated to species status and tranferred to the genus Tasserkidrilus by Holmquist (1985)