Gianius eximius Erséus, 1997
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 eximius Erséus, 1997
- Name authority
- Erséus, 1997
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Annelida
- Class
- Clitellata
- Order
- Tubificida
- Family
- Naididae
- Genus
- Gianius
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · 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 eximius Erséus, 1997
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 cavealis Juget & Des Châtelliers, 2001 | NaididaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gianius cristolatus (Erséus, 1983) | NaididaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gianius crypticus (Rodriguez & Giani, 1989) | NaididaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| 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.
- Erseus, C. (1997). Additional notes on the taxonomy of the marine Oligochaeta of Hong Kong, with a description of a new species of Tubificidae. In: Morton B, Editor. Proceedings of the Eighth International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China. The Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China IV. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong, 37–50. https://doi.org/10.1515/9789882202184-007 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:3FYR9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.