Drawida thomasi Narayanan & Julka, 2017
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
- Drawida thomasi Narayanan & Julka, 2017
- Name authority
- Narayanan & Julka, 2017
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Annelida
- Class
- Clitellata
- Order
- Moniligastrida
- Family
- Moniligastridae
- Genus
- Drawida
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: yes. 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
- orderMoniligastrida Brinkhurst & Jamieson, 1971
- familyMoniligastridae Claus, 1880
- genusDrawida Michaelsen, 1900
- speciesDrawida thomasi Narayanan & Julka, 2017
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Drawida. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Drawida polydiverticulata Narayanan & Julka, 2017 | MoniligastridaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
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.
- Narayanan, S. P., Sathrumithra, S., Christopher, G., & Julka, J. (2017). New species and new records of earthworms of the genus Drawida from Kerala part of the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot, India (Oligochaeta, Moniligastridae). ZooKeys, 691: 1–18. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.691.13174 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:37LXG. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.