WoRMS name details
Nereis kerguelensis McIntosh, 1885
183288 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:183288)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
- Subspecies Nereis kerguelensis oligodonta Augener, 1913 accepted as Neanthes kerguelensis (McIntosh, 1885) (subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
McIntosh, W.C. [as M'Intosh]. (1885). Report on the Annelida Polychaeta collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 12 (part 34): i-xxxvi, 1-554, pl. 1-55, 1A-39A, & Annelida stations map., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50688426
page(s): 225-227, plate XXXV figs. 10-12, plate XVIA figs. 17-18 [details]
page(s): 225-227, plate XXXV figs. 10-12, plate XVIA figs. 17-18 [details]
Note West of Cape Maclear (= Cap Mac Lear),...
Depth range 30 fathoms (= about 55 m).
Distribution Subantarctic Indian Ocean: Kerguelen Islands.
Etymology Not stated. The species is obviously named after its type locality, the Kerguelen Islands.
Taxonomy Current taxon junior synonym of species listed
Depth range 30 fathoms (= about 55 m). [details]
Distribution Subantarctic Indian Ocean: Kerguelen Islands.
Distribution Subantarctic Indian Ocean: Kerguelen Islands. [details]
Etymology Not stated. The species is obviously named after its type locality, the Kerguelen Islands.
Etymology Not stated. The species is obviously named after its type locality, the Kerguelen Islands. [details]
Taxonomy Current taxon junior synonym of species listed
Taxonomy Current taxon junior synonym of species listed [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Nereis kerguelensis McIntosh, 1885. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=183288 on 2024-03-29
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original description
McIntosh, W.C. [as M'Intosh]. (1885). Report on the Annelida Polychaeta collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 12 (part 34): i-xxxvi, 1-554, pl. 1-55, 1A-39A, & Annelida stations map., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50688426
page(s): 225-227, plate XXXV figs. 10-12, plate XVIA figs. 17-18 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record BIOCEAN, available online at http://www.ifremer.fr/biocean/ [details]
new combination reference Hartman, Olga. (1954). Australian Nereidae. Including descriptions of three new species and one genus, together with summaries of previous records and keys to species. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia.</em> 77: 1-41., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41336914
page(s): 30, Charts I-IV; note: as Neanthes kerguelensis [details] Available for editors [request]
new combination reference Hartman, Olga. (1959). Catalogue of the Polychaetous Annelids of the World. Parts 1 and 2. <em>Allan Hancock Foundation Occasional Paper.</em> 23: 1-628.
page(s): 250, 261 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 225-227, plate XXXV figs. 10-12, plate XVIA figs. 17-18 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record BIOCEAN, available online at http://www.ifremer.fr/biocean/ [details]
new combination reference Hartman, Olga. (1954). Australian Nereidae. Including descriptions of three new species and one genus, together with summaries of previous records and keys to species. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia.</em> 77: 1-41., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41336914
page(s): 30, Charts I-IV; note: as Neanthes kerguelensis [details] Available for editors [request]
new combination reference Hartman, Olga. (1959). Catalogue of the Polychaetous Annelids of the World. Parts 1 and 2. <em>Allan Hancock Foundation Occasional Paper.</em> 23: 1-628.
page(s): 250, 261 [details] Available for editors [request]
Syntype NHMUK 1885.12.1.170, geounit Kerguelen [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 30 fathoms (= about 55 m). [details]Diet "In the intestine is muddy debris containing long sponge-spicules, fragments of Radiolarians, a few Gregarine (parasitic), fragments of Algae, often with groups of chlorophyll-granules, and many Diatoms" (McIntosh, 1885: 227). [details]
Distribution Subantarctic Indian Ocean: Kerguelen Islands. [details]
Etymology Not stated. The species is obviously named after its type locality, the Kerguelen Islands. [details]
Habitat Volcanic mud, at shelf depths. [details]
Type locality West of Cape Maclear (= Cap Mac Lear), Kerguelen Islands, subantarctic Indian Ocean (-49.6167°, 70.2667°). [details]
Type material Syntype deposited at the Natural History Museum, London, UK (NHMUK 1885.12.1.170). [details]
From other sources
Taxonomy Current taxon junior synonym of species listed [details]