Gianius cavealis Juget & Des Châtelliers, 2001
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
- Gianius cavealis Juget & Des Châtelliers, 2001
- Name authority
- Juget & Des Châtelliers, 2001
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Annelida
- Class
- Clitellata
- Order
- Tubificida
- Family
- Naididae
- Genus
- Gianius
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
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
- subfamilyPhallodrilinae Brinkhurst, 1971
- genusGianius Erséus, 1992
- speciesGianius cavealis Juget & Des Châtelliers, 2001
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Gianius. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Gianius cristolatus (Erséus, 1983) | NaididaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gianius crypticus (Rodriguez & Giani, 1989) | NaididaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gianius eximius Erséus, 1997 | NaididaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gianius monnioti (Erséus, 1987) | NaididaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- Juget, J., & Châtelliers, M. D. (2001). Taxonomical survey of some stygobiont oligochaetes from the eastern part of France, including description of a new species. Hydrobiologia, 463: 23–28. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0597-5_3 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:3FYR5. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.