WoRMS name details

Nereis lumbricoides Pallas, 1788

336344  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:336344)

 unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Pallas P. S. (1788). Marina varia nova et rariora. <em>Nova Acta Academiae Scientiarum Imperialis Petropolitanea.</em> 2: 229-249, plates 5-7., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10095676
page(s): p. 233, plate 5, figure 19 ; note: The figure shows a lugworm [details]  OpenAccess publication 
Note "Northern seas"  
Type locality "Northern seas" [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Nereis lumbricoides Pallas, 1788. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=336344 on 2024-03-19
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2008-03-18 12:55:09Z
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2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
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original description Pallas P. S. (1788). Marina varia nova et rariora. <em>Nova Acta Academiae Scientiarum Imperialis Petropolitanea.</em> 2: 229-249, plates 5-7., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10095676
page(s): p. 233, plate 5, figure 19 ; note: The figure shows a lugworm [details]  OpenAccess publication 

source of synonymy Ashworth, James Hartley 1912. Catalogue of the Chaetopoda in the British Museum. A. Polychaeta: Part 1. Arenicolidae. 1-175. British Museum of Natural History. London. [details]   
From editor or global species database
Identification Pallas explains that Nereis lumbricoides is his own name for Lumbricus marinus of Linnaeus. On plate 5, figure 19 appears to be an arenicolid. Pallas also mentions Lugs and Logworms as common names. Thus this name is referred to Arenicola marina [details]

From other sources
Type locality "Northern seas" [details]