WoRMS name details
Neanthes diversicolor (Müller, 1776)
157497 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:157497)
unaccepted (superseded subsequent combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Nereis diversicolor O.F. Müller, 1776) Müller, O.F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae Prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae Indigenarum characters, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. <em>Typis Hallageriis, Havniae.</em> 32: 1-282., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47550
page(s): 217, no. 2624 [no figures] [details]
page(s): 217, no. 2624 [no figures] [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Neanthes diversicolor (Müller, 1776). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=157497 on 2025-10-09
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(of Nereis diversicolor O.F. Müller, 1776) Müller, O.F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae Prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae Indigenarum characters, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. <em>Typis Hallageriis, Havniae.</em> 32: 1-282., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47550
page(s): 217, no. 2624 [no figures] [details]
new combination reference Pettibone, Marian H. (1963). Marine polychaete worms of the New England region. I. Aphroditidae through Trochochaetidae. <i>Bulletin of the United States National Museum</i>. 227(1): 1-356., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7870746
page(s): 174 [details]
new combination reference Hartman, Olga. (1960). [On account of the nereid worm, <i>Neanthes diversicolor</i>, new combination in the Caspian Sea and its more extensive distribution]. <em>Akademiya Nauk SSSR.</em> 39(1): 35-39.
page(s): 35-39, figs. 1-7; note: as Neanthes diversicolor [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 217, no. 2624 [no figures] [details]
new combination reference Pettibone, Marian H. (1963). Marine polychaete worms of the New England region. I. Aphroditidae through Trochochaetidae. <i>Bulletin of the United States National Museum</i>. 227(1): 1-356., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7870746
page(s): 174 [details]
new combination reference Hartman, Olga. (1960). [On account of the nereid worm, <i>Neanthes diversicolor</i>, new combination in the Caspian Sea and its more extensive distribution]. <em>Akademiya Nauk SSSR.</em> 39(1): 35-39.
page(s): 35-39, figs. 1-7; note: as Neanthes diversicolor [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Hartman, O. 1960. On Account of the Nereid Worm, Neanthes diversicolor, New Combination in the Caspian Sea and its More Extensive Distribution. unpublished translation of (Hartman, 1960. [On account of the nereid worm, Neanthes diversicolor, new combination in the Caspian Sea and its more extensive distribution] Akademiya Nauk SSSR 39(1):35-39). [details]
additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
