Polychaeta name details
Nereis iricolor Montagu, 1804
155126 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:155126)
unaccepted > superseded combination (superseded original combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Montagu, G. (1804). Description of several marine animals found on the south coast of Devonshire. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society, London.</em> 7: 61-85, pls. 6-7., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/756268 [details]
Holotype NHMUK1972.74, geounit English Channel
, Type locality contained in United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone , Note Milton, south coast of Devonshire England,...
Holotype NHMUK1972.74, geounit English Channel [details]
type locality contained in United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Milton, south coast of Devonshire England, 50.2583, -3.8590 [geolocation fide Darbyshire & Kara, 2024], low intertidal under stone, NHMUK1972.74 [details]
Etymology Nereis iricolor is assumed named perhaps using iris, -idis, L. (Gr. -idos), f. rainbow, combined with color for what...
Etymology Nereis iricolor is assumed named perhaps using iris, -idis, L. (Gr. -idos), f. rainbow, combined with color for what Montagu described as "most beautiful prismatic colours, changeable in different points of view" [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Nereis iricolor Montagu, 1804. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=155126 on 2024-09-22
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Montagu, G. (1804). Description of several marine animals found on the south coast of Devonshire. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society, London.</em> 7: 61-85, pls. 6-7., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/756268 [details]
source of synonymy Fauvel, P. (1911). Troisième note préliminaire sur les polychètes provenant des campagnes de l'Hirondelle et de la Princesse-Alice, ou déposées dans la Musée Océanographique de Monaco. <em>Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique de Monaco.</em> 194: 1-41., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46208770 [details]
source of synonymy Fauvel, P. (1911). Troisième note préliminaire sur les polychètes provenant des campagnes de l'Hirondelle et de la Princesse-Alice, ou déposées dans la Musée Océanographique de Monaco. <em>Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique de Monaco.</em> 194: 1-41., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46208770 [details]
Holotype NHMUK1972.74, geounit English Channel [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Nereis iricolor is assumed named perhaps using iris, -idis, L. (Gr. -idos), f. rainbow, combined with color for what Montagu described as "most beautiful prismatic colours, changeable in different points of view" [details]Type locality Milton, south coast of Devonshire England, 50.2583, -3.8590 [geolocation fide Darbyshire & Kara, 2024], low intertidal under stone, NHMUK1972.74 [details]