WoRMS taxon details
Neanthes kerguelensis (McIntosh, 1885)
130390 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:130390)
accepted
Species
Nereis (Lycoris) larseni Monro, 1926 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Nereis (Neanthes) kerguelensis McIntosh, 1885 · unaccepted > superseded combination (superseded subsequent subgenus...)
superseded subsequent subgenus combination
Nereis kerguelensis McIntosh, 1885 · unaccepted > superseded combination (superseded original combination)
Nereis kerguelensis oligodonta Augener, 1913 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Nereis uncinata Ehlers, 1908 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Nereis kerguelensis McIntosh, 1885) McIntosh, W.C. [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]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Neanthes kerguelensis (McIntosh, 1885). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=130390 on 2025-06-22
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Nereis kerguelensis McIntosh, 1885) McIntosh, W.C. [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]
original description (of Nereis uncinata Ehlers, 1908) Ehlers, Ernst. (1908). Die bodensässigen Anneliden aus den Sammlungen der deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. 1-168. IN: Chun, Carl (Ed.). <em>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer ''Valdivia'' 1898-1899.</em> 16(1): 1-168, plates I-XXIII., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/18687
page(s): 72-73, plate IX figs. 1-5 [details]
original description (of Nereis (Lycoris) larseni Monro, 1926) Monro, C. C. A. (1926). Polychaeta of the 'Alert' Expedition. Families Hesionidae and Nereidae. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology.</em> 36(243): 311-323., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1926.tb02172.x
page(s): 320 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Nereis kerguelensis oligodonta Augener, 1913) Augener, Hermann. (1913). Polychaeta I. Errantia. 65-304. IN: Michaelsen, W. and Hartmeyer, R. (Ed.). Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. <em>Ergebnisse der Hamburger südwest-australischen Forschungsreise 1905. Gustav Fischer, Jena.</em> 4(5): 65-304, plates II-III., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7160888
page(s): 164-166 [no figures]; note: as Nereis kerguelensis McIntosh var. oligodonta [details]
page(s): 225-227, plate XXXV figs. 10-12, plate XVIA figs. 17-18 [details]
original description (of Nereis uncinata Ehlers, 1908) Ehlers, Ernst. (1908). Die bodensässigen Anneliden aus den Sammlungen der deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. 1-168. IN: Chun, Carl (Ed.). <em>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer ''Valdivia'' 1898-1899.</em> 16(1): 1-168, plates I-XXIII., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/18687
page(s): 72-73, plate IX figs. 1-5 [details]
original description (of Nereis (Lycoris) larseni Monro, 1926) Monro, C. C. A. (1926). Polychaeta of the 'Alert' Expedition. Families Hesionidae and Nereidae. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology.</em> 36(243): 311-323., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1926.tb02172.x
page(s): 320 [details] Available for editors

original description (of Nereis kerguelensis oligodonta Augener, 1913) Augener, Hermann. (1913). Polychaeta I. Errantia. 65-304. IN: Michaelsen, W. and Hartmeyer, R. (Ed.). Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. <em>Ergebnisse der Hamburger südwest-australischen Forschungsreise 1905. Gustav Fischer, Jena.</em> 4(5): 65-304, plates II-III., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7160888
page(s): 164-166 [no figures]; note: as Nereis kerguelensis McIntosh var. oligodonta [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Vieitez, J.M.; M.A.; Alós, C.; Parapar, J.; Besteiro, C.; Moreira, J.; Nunez, J.; Laborda, J.; and San Martin, G. (2004). Annelida Polychaeta I. Fauna Iberica. Ramos, M.A. et al (Eds.). Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, CSIC, Madrid, Vol. 25:1-530 [sections separate authorship not recognised here]. [details]
redescription Bakken, Torkild; Wilson, Robin S. (2005). Phylogeny of nereidids (Polychaeta, Nereididae) with paragnaths. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 34(5): 507-547., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.2005.00200.x [details] Available for editors
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redescription Bakken, Torkild; Wilson, Robin S. (2005). Phylogeny of nereidids (Polychaeta, Nereididae) with paragnaths. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 34(5): 507-547., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.2005.00200.x [details] Available for editors

Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Hartmann-Schröder, G. 1962. Zur Kenntnis der Nereiden Chiles (Polychaeta errantia), mit Beschreibung epitoker Stadien einiger Arten und der Jugendentwicklung von Perinereis vallata (Grube). Zoologischer Anzeiger, 168(11-12): 389-441.
page(s): 394-395 [details]
additional source Hutchings, Patricia A.; Turvey, S. P. (1982). The Nereididae of South Australia. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia.</em> 106(3): 93-144., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41071833
page(s): 113 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Glasby, Christopher J.; Read, Geoffrey B.; Lee, Kenneth E.; Blakemore, R.J.; Fraser, P.M.; Pinder, A.M.; Erséus, C.; Moser, W.E.; Burreson, E.M.; Govedich, F.R.; Davies, R.W.; Dawson, E.W. (2009). Phylum Annelida: bristleworms, earthworms, leeches. <em>[Book chapter].</em> Chapt 17, pp. 312-358. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details] Available for editors
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additional source Darbyshire, Teresa. (2014). Intertidal and nearshore Nereididae (Annelida) of the Falkland Islands, southwestern Atlantic, including a new species of <i>Gymnonereis</i>. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 427(0): 75-108., available online at http://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.427.7296
page(s): 88-90, fig. 4 [description of Falkland Islands specimens] [details] Available for editors
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additional source Hartmann-Schröder, G. 1962. Zur Kenntnis der Nereiden Chiles (Polychaeta errantia), mit Beschreibung epitoker Stadien einiger Arten und der Jugendentwicklung von Perinereis vallata (Grube). Zoologischer Anzeiger, 168(11-12): 389-441.
page(s): 394-395 [details]
additional source Hutchings, Patricia A.; Turvey, S. P. (1982). The Nereididae of South Australia. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia.</em> 106(3): 93-144., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41071833
page(s): 113 [details] Available for editors

additional source Glasby, Christopher J.; Read, Geoffrey B.; Lee, Kenneth E.; Blakemore, R.J.; Fraser, P.M.; Pinder, A.M.; Erséus, C.; Moser, W.E.; Burreson, E.M.; Govedich, F.R.; Davies, R.W.; Dawson, E.W. (2009). Phylum Annelida: bristleworms, earthworms, leeches. <em>[Book chapter].</em> Chapt 17, pp. 312-358. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details] Available for editors

additional source Darbyshire, Teresa. (2014). Intertidal and nearshore Nereididae (Annelida) of the Falkland Islands, southwestern Atlantic, including a new species of <i>Gymnonereis</i>. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 427(0): 75-108., available online at http://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.427.7296
page(s): 88-90, fig. 4 [description of Falkland Islands specimens] [details] Available for editors






Syntype (of Nereis kerguelensis McIntosh, 1885) NHMUK 1885.12.1.170, geounit Kerguelen [details]
To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Nereis kerguelensis McIntosh, 1885)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Nereis (Neanthes) kerguelensis McIntosh, 1885)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Neanthes kerguelensis)
To GenBank (133 nucleotides; 133 proteins) (from synonym Nereis kerguelensis McIntosh, 1885)
To GenBank (133 nucleotides; 133 proteins)
To NHMUK collection (Nereis kerguelensis McIntosh, 1885; syntype; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3535098) (from synonym Nereis kerguelensis McIntosh, 1885)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (3 records) (from synonym Nereis kerguelensis McIntosh, 1885)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (9 records) (from synonym Nereis (Neanthes) kerguelensis McIntosh, 1885)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Nereis kerguelensis McIntosh, 1885)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Nereis (Neanthes) kerguelensis McIntosh, 1885)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Neanthes kerguelensis)
To GenBank (133 nucleotides; 133 proteins) (from synonym Nereis kerguelensis McIntosh, 1885)
To GenBank (133 nucleotides; 133 proteins)
To NHMUK collection (Nereis kerguelensis McIntosh, 1885; syntype; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3535098) (from synonym Nereis kerguelensis McIntosh, 1885)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (3 records) (from synonym Nereis kerguelensis McIntosh, 1885)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (9 records) (from synonym Nereis (Neanthes) kerguelensis McIntosh, 1885)
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally, from synonym