Polychaeta taxon details
Nereidae [auctt.] AphiaID: 950
| Status | |  unaccepted (spelling variation) |
Record
status | | Checked by Taxonomic Editor |
| Accepted name | | Nereididae Blainville, 1818 |
| Rank | | Family |
| Parent | | Nereidiformia |
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basis of record: Fauchald, K. 1977. The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA) Science Series 28:1-188, available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf [details]
basis of record: Johnston, George. 1865. A catalogue of the British non-parasitical worms in the collection of the British Museum. 1-365. British Museum. London. [See also separate entry for Baird supplement], available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/12291
page(s): 143 [details]
additional source: Harper, Donald E., Jr. 1979. Nereis (Neanthes) micromma n. sp. (Polychaeta: Nereididae) from the northern Gulf of Mexico with a note on the structure of nereidid palps. Contributions in Marine Science, 22: 91-103.
page(s): 91 [details]
redescription: Pettibone, M. H. (1971). Revision of some species referred to Leptonereis, Nicon, and Laeonereis (Polychaeta: Nereididae). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 104: 1-53.
page(s): 1 [details]
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Vernacular
Names | | | Language | Name | | |
Dutch |
zeeduizendpoten |
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| Distribution | | Europe [details]
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| Feedingtypes | |
omnivore [details]
predator [details]
scavenger [details]
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| Link | | To ITIS
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| Note | |
Spelling: Older spellings first stabilised on Nereidae (see for example Johnston, 1865), but in current prevailing usage Nereididae is used. Pettibone (1971) appears to have first introduced Nereididae, although without explanation. The change has resulted in some confusion as to which formulation is 'correct', and under the ICZN (1999) 4th edition article 29.5 such an emendation would not be required. See also spelling & etymology note under Nereididae. Harper (1979:91) may be the first subsequent published comment on Pettibone's emendation. He reported in a footnote that he had checked with Pettibone and "the orthographic familial spelling is Nereididae (Pettibone, personal communication), thus the common term is nereidid. Whether this usage will be widely accepted remains to be seen". Under the 4th Edition code of 1999 Pettibone's emendation became an unjustified emendation, but under Art. 33.2.3.1 it is deemed justified because it is now in prevailing usage. [details]
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| LSID | | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:950 |
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| | | Citation: Read, G. (2013). Nereidae [auctt.]. In: Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2013) World Polychaeta database. Accessed through: Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2013) World Polychaeta database at http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=950 on 2013-05-21 |
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