Dero digitata (Müller, 1774)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dero digitata (Müller, 1774)
- Name authority
- (Müller, 1774)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Annelida
- Class
- Clitellata
- Order
- Tubificida
- Family
- Naididae
- Genus
- Dero
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumAnnelida
- classClitellata
- subclassOligochaeta Grube, 1850
- orderTubificida Jamieson, 1978
- suborderTubificina
- familyNaididae Ehrenberg, 1831
- subfamilyNaidinae Ehrenberg, 1831
- genusDero Oken, 1815
- speciesDero digitata (Müller, 1774)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dero. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dero abranchiata Harman, 1977 | NaididaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dero asiatica Černosvitov, 1930 | NaididaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dero cooperi Stephenson, 1932 | NaididaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dero (Dero) haitiensis Dumnicka, 1986 | NaididaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dero indica Naidu, 1962 | NaididaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dero oblongata Grimm, 1985 | NaididaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dero palmata Aiyer, 1929 | NaididaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dero raviensis (Stephenson, 1914) | NaididaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dero righii Varela, 1990 | NaididaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dero sawayai Marcus, 1943 | NaididaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dero scalariformis Righi & Hamoui, 2002 | NaididaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dero trifida Loden, 1979 | NaididaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Dero limosa Leidy, 1852 Leidy, 1852 | synonym |
| Nais florifera Oken, 1815 Oken, 1815 | synonym |
| Proto digitata Ørsted, 1842 Ørsted, 1842 | synonym |
| Uronais digitata (Muller, 1774) (Muller, 1774) | synonym |
| Dero acuta Bousfield, 1886 Bousfield, 1886 | synonym |
| Dero kawamurai Kondo, 1936 Kondo, 1936 | synonym |
| Dero michaelseni Svetlov, 1924 Svetlov, 1924 | synonym |
| Dero mülleri Bousfield, 1887 Bousfield, 1887 | synonym |
| Dero philippinensis Semper, 1877 Semper, 1877 | synonym |
| Dero tanimotoi Kondo, 1936 Kondo, 1936 | synonym |
| Nais digitata Müller, 1774 Müller, 1774 | synonym |
| Dero incisa Michaelsen, 1903 Michaelsen, 1903 | synonym |
| Dero quadribranchiata Černosvitov, 1937 Černosvitov, 1937 | synonym |
| Dero (Dero) digitata (Müller, 1774) (Müller, 1774) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1015304 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:34XNN. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.