Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Annelida > Class Clitellata > Subclass Oligochaeta > Subclass Tubificata > Order Tubificida > Suborder Tubificina > Superfamily Tubificoidea > Family Naididae > Subfamily Tubificinae > Genus Potamothrix

Potamothrix heuscheri (Bretscher, 1900)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Potamothrix*	Vejdovský & Mrázek, 1903	accepted genus name
*Euilyodrilus*	Brinkhurst, 1963	synonym

Species group names

*Euilyodrilus heuscheri*	(Bretscher, 1900)	synonym
*Ilyodrilus heuscheri*	(Bretscher, 1900)	synonym
*Tubifex heuscheri*	Bretscher, 1900	synonym

Literature

basis of record	Erséus, C.; Healy, B.M. (2001). Oligochaeta, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 231-234
additional source	Giani, N.; Martinez-Ansemil, E. (1983). Diversos casos teratologicos detectados en oligoquetos dulceacuicolas. Communicacion presentada bajo la forma de "poster" durante la VI Reunióon Bienal de la Real Sociedad Espanola de Historia Natural, Santago, 13/17 de septiembre de 1983. pp327-341.
additional source	Timm, T.; Erséus, C.; Lundberg, S. (1996). New and unusual records of freshwater oligochaeta from the Scandinavian Peninsula. Nordic Journal of Freshwater Research. 72:15-29.
additional source	Brinkhurst, R.O. (1970). A further contribution towards a study of the aquatic Oligochaeta of Africa. Revue de zoologie et de botanique africaines. 81: 101-108.
taxonomy source	Bazzanti, M.; Lafont, M. (1985). Variabilité des soies spermathécales de Potamothrix heuscheri (Bretscher) (Oligochaeta, Tubificidae) dans le lac de Nemi et remarques sur la relation entre cette espèce et le degré de trophie des lacs. Annls.Limnol. 21(2):107-115.

Genbank

Citation

Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2025). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Potamothrix heuscheri (Bretscher, 1900). Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137562

Tarmo Timm. Potamothrix heuscheri (Bretscher, 1900). Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at https://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/fauna-europaea/cdm_dataportal/taxon/df7b9223-6136-46e2-bfb5-c21d0568e477