WoRMS name details
Nereis oliveirae Horst, 1889
339129 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:339129)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Horst, Rutger. (1889). Contributions towards the knowledge of the Annelida Polychaeta. III. On species of <i>Nereis</i>, belonging to the sub-genus <i>Perinereis</i>. <em>Notes from the Leyden Museum.</em> 11(3): 161-186, plates 7-8., available online at http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/509452
page(s): 164-167, plate 7 figs. 1-5 [details]
page(s): 164-167, plate 7 figs. 1-5 [details]
Type locality contained in Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone
, Note Atlantic Ocean, Portugal
type locality contained in Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unreviewed
Type locality Atlantic Ocean, Portugal [details]
Etymology Not stated, but Horst states "I examined five examples, three atocous and two epitocous females; they were collected by...
Taxonomy Moved to different genus
Etymology Not stated, but Horst states "I examined five examples, three atocous and two epitocous females; they were collected by Prof. M. P. d'Oliveira near Buarcos, la Granja and Sines. Therefore the species is named after the collector d'Oliveira. [details]
Taxonomy Moved to different genus
Taxonomy Moved to different genus [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Nereis oliveirae Horst, 1889. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=339129 on 2025-05-03
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Nomenclature
original description
Horst, Rutger. (1889). Contributions towards the knowledge of the Annelida Polychaeta. III. On species of <i>Nereis</i>, belonging to the sub-genus <i>Perinereis</i>. <em>Notes from the Leyden Museum.</em> 11(3): 161-186, plates 7-8., available online at http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/509452
page(s): 164-167, plate 7 figs. 1-5 [details]
page(s): 164-167, plate 7 figs. 1-5 [details]
Taxonomy





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Etymology Not stated, but Horst states "I examined five examples, three atocous and two epitocous females; they were collected by Prof. M. P. d'Oliveira near Buarcos, la Granja and Sines. Therefore the species is named after the collector d'Oliveira. [details]Spelling Database data-entry misspelling as 'Nereis oliveriae' corrected February 2019. The species is named after Prof. M. P. d'Oliveira, and Horst used 'Nereis oliveirae' [details]
Unreviewed
Taxonomy Moved to different genus [details]Type locality Atlantic Ocean, Portugal [details]