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Dero (Dero) haitiensis Dumnicka, 1986

Source-backed taxonomic record

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 (Dero) haitiensis Dumnicka, 1986
Name authority
Dumnicka, 1986
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumAnnelida
  4. classClitellata
  5. subclassOligochaeta Grube, 1850
  6. orderTubificida Jamieson, 1978
  7. suborderTubificina
  8. familyNaididae Ehrenberg, 1831
  9. subfamilyNaidinae Ehrenberg, 1831
  10. genusDero Oken, 1815
  11. subgenusDero (Dero) Oken, 1815
  12. speciesDero (Dero) haitiensis Dumnicka, 1986

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Dero. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Dero abranchiata Harman, 1977NaididaeAnnelidaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dero asiatica Černosvitov, 1930NaididaeAnnelidaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dero cooperi Stephenson, 1932NaididaeAnnelidaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dero digitata (Müller, 1774)NaididaeAnnelidaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dero indica Naidu, 1962NaididaeAnnelidaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dero oblongata Grimm, 1985NaididaeAnnelidaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dero palmata Aiyer, 1929NaididaeAnnelidaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dero raviensis (Stephenson, 1914)NaididaeAnnelidaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dero righii Varela, 1990NaididaeAnnelidaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dero sawayai Marcus, 1943NaididaeAnnelidaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dero scalariformis Righi & Hamoui, 2002NaididaeAnnelidaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dero trifida Loden, 1979NaididaeAnnelidaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 32 records assigned to Naididae.

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.

  1. Dumnicka, & Elżbieta. (1986). Naididae (Oligochaeta) from subterranean waters of West Indian islands. Distribution, taxonomic remarks and description of a new species. [Amsterdam Expeditions to the West Indian Islands, Report 50.]. Bijdragen Tot de Dierkunde, 56 (2): 267–281. https://doi.org/10.1163/26660644-05602007 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:34XNT. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.