WoRMS taxon details
Heteronereis venusta Quatrefages, 1866
328377 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:328377)
accepted
Species
Heteronereis Örsted, 1843 accepted as Nereis Linnaeus, 1758
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Quatrefages, A. de. (1866 (1865)). Histoire naturelle des Annelés marins et d'eau douce. Annélides et Géphyriens. <em>Librarie Encyclopédique de Roret. Paris.</em> <b>Volume 1.</b> 1-588., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=FV9IAAAAYAAJ
page(s): p.565; note: Western coasts of France [details]
page(s): p.565; note: Western coasts of France [details]
Note Western coasts of France. Collection of the...
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From editor or global species database
Type locality Western coasts of France. Collection of the Museum. Approximately 46.2398 N, -1.3139 W[details]
Etymology Quatrefages named two species 'venusta' in his 1866 monograph, the other being a Chloeia. In Latin 'venustas' means...
Etymology Quatrefages named two species 'venusta' in his 1866 monograph, the other being a Chloeia. In Latin 'venustas' means loveliness, beauty, attractiveness, elegance, so we can assume he found Heteronereis venusta to be a good-looking worm. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Heteronereis venusta Quatrefages, 1866. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=328377 on 2024-09-21
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Quatrefages, A. de. (1866 (1865)). Histoire naturelle des Annelés marins et d'eau douce. Annélides et Géphyriens. <em>Librarie Encyclopédique de Roret. Paris.</em> <b>Volume 1.</b> 1-588., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=FV9IAAAAYAAJ
page(s): p.565; note: Western coasts of France [details]
additional source Fauvel, P. (1923). Polychètes errantes. Faune de France. <em>Librairie de la Faculte des Sciences. Paris.</em> 5: 1-488., available online at http://www.faunedefrance.org/ [details]
page(s): p.565; note: Western coasts of France [details]
additional source Fauvel, P. (1923). Polychètes errantes. Faune de France. <em>Librairie de la Faculte des Sciences. Paris.</em> 5: 1-488., available online at http://www.faunedefrance.org/ [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Quatrefages named two species 'venusta' in his 1866 monograph, the other being a Chloeia. In Latin 'venustas' means loveliness, beauty, attractiveness, elegance, so we can assume he found Heteronereis venusta to be a good-looking worm. [details]Type locality Western coasts of France. Collection of the Museum. Approximately 46.2398 N, -1.3139 W
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From other sources
Specimen Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, POLY TYPE 414-415 [details]