Marine Species of the British Isles and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS)

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Nereis Linnaeus, 1758

AphiaID

129379 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129379)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Nereis pelagica Linnaeus, 1758 (type by subsequent designation)

Type taxon of

Nereidinae Blainville, 1818

Parent

Nereidinae Blainville, 1818

Original name

Nereis Linnaeus, 1758

Synonymised names

Heteronereis Örsted, 1843 · unaccepted (To Nereis, but metamorphosed...)

To Nereis, but metamorphosed adults of various genera

Johnstonia Quatrefages, 1850 · unaccepted (subjective synonym, suppressed...)

subjective synonym, suppressed for senior homonymy by ICZN Opinion 1807

Lycoris Lamarck, 1818 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)

Naumachius Kinberg, 1865 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)

Nereis (Heteronereis) Örsted, 1842 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (subjective synonym; to Nereis,...)

subjective synonym; to Nereis, but metamorphosed adults of various genera

Nereis (Lycoris) Lamarck, 1818 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (subjective synonym)

Nereis (Nereis) Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (currently disused nominal subgenus)

Thoosa Kinberg, 1865 · unaccepted (homonym, subjective synonym)

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Subgenus Nereis (Ceratonereis)
1. Species Nereis (Ceratonereis) aequisetis Augener, 1913 accepted as Simplisetia aequisetis (Augener, 1913) (superseded original combination)
2. Species Nereis (Ceratonereis) alaskensis Treadwell, 1921 accepted as Ceratonereis (Composetia) paucidentata (Moore, 1903) (subjective synonym)
3. Species Nereis (Ceratonereis) bartletti Treadwell, 1937 accepted as Ceratonereis (Composetia) hircinicola (Eisig, 1869) accepted as Composetia hircinicola (Eisig, 1869) (subjective synonym)
4. Species Nereis (Ceratonereis) beringianus Levenstein, 1961 accepted as Ceratonereis (Composetia) beringiana (Levenstein, 1961) (superseded original combination)
5. Species Nereis (Ceratonereis) brasiliensis McIntosh, 1885 accepted as Composetia brasiliensis (McIntosh, 1885) (superseded original combination)
6. Species Nereis (Ceratonereis) coracina Grube, 1878 accepted as Ceratonereis (Composetia) coracina (Grube, 1878) (superseded original combination)
7. Species Nereis (Ceratonereis) divaricata Grube, 1877 accepted as Ceratonereis divaricata (Grube, 1878) (superseded original combination)
8. Species Nereis (Ceratonereis) dorsolineata Horst, 1924 accepted as Ceratonereis dorsolineata (Horst, 1924) (superseded original combination)
9. Species Nereis (Ceratonereis) dualaensis Augener, 1918 accepted as Composetia dualaensis (Augener, 1918) (superseded original combination)
10. Species Nereis (Ceratonereis) dunckeri Augener, 1924 accepted as Ceratonereis (Composetia) dunckeri (Augener, 1924) (superseded original combination)
11. Species Nereis (Ceratonereis) ehlersiana Claparède, 1870 accepted as Composetia hircinicola (Eisig, 1869) (subjective synonym)
12. Species Nereis (Ceratonereis) erythraeensis (Fauvel, 1918) accepted as Simplisetia erythraeensis (Fauvel, 1918) (superseded subsequent combination)
13. Species Nereis (Ceratonereis) flagellipes Fauvel, 1932 accepted as Ceratonereis (Composetia) flagellipes (Fauvel, 1932) (superseded original combination)
14. Species Nereis (Ceratonereis) gorbunovi Uschakov, 1950 accepted as Ceratonereis (Composetia) gorbunovi (Uschakov, 1950) (superseded original combination)
15. Species Nereis (Ceratonereis) hastifera Fauvel, 1937 accepted as Ceratonereis hastifera (Fauvel, 1937) (superseded original combination)
16. Species Nereis (Ceratonereis) hyalognatha Ehlers, 1920 accepted as Ceratonereis (Composetia) hyalognatha (Ehlers, 1920) (superseded original combination)
17. Species Nereis (Ceratonereis) imperfecta Gravier & Dantan, 1934 accepted as Ceratonereis imperfecta (Gravier & Dantan, 1934) (superseded original combination)
18. Species Nereis (Ceratonereis) incisa Gravier & Danta, 1934 accepted as Ceratonereis incisa (Gravier & Dantan, 1934) (superseded original combination)
19. Species Nereis (Ceratonereis) kinbergiana Claparède, 1870 accepted as Ceratonereis (Composetia) hircinicola (Eisig, 1869) accepted as Composetia hircinicola (Eisig, 1869) (subjective synonym)
20. Species Nereis (Ceratonereis) lapinigensis Grube, 1878 accepted as Ceratonereis (Composetia) costae (Grube, 1840) accepted as Composetia costae (Grube, 1840) (subjective synonym)
21. Species Nereis (Ceratonereis) marmorata Horst, 1924 accepted as Composetia marmorata (Horst, 1924) (superseded original combination)
22. Species Nereis (Ceratonereis) microcephala Grube, 1878 accepted as Leonnates microcephala (Grube, 1878) (superseded original combination)
23. Species Nereis (Ceratonereis) mirabilis (Kinberg, 1865) accepted as Ceratonereis mirabilis Kinberg, 1865 (superseded recombination)
24. Species Nereis (Ceratonereis) obocki Gravier, 1899 accepted as Composetia obocki (Gravier, 1899) (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded original combination)
25. Species Nereis (Ceratonereis) pectinifera Grube, 1878 accepted as Ceratonereis pectinifera (Grube, 1878) (superseded original combination)
26. Species Nereis (Ceratonereis) pietschmanni Holly, 1935 accepted as Ceratonereis (Composetia) pietschmanni (Holly, 1935) (superseded original combination)
27. Species Nereis (Ceratonereis) ramosa Horst, 1919 accepted as Neanthes pachychaeta (Fauvel, 1918) (subjective synonym)
28. Species Nereis (Ceratonereis) rolasiensis Augener, 1918 accepted as Ceratonereis (Composetia) rolasiensis (Augener, 1918) (superseded original combination with subgeneric assignment uncertain)
29. Species Nereis (Ceratonereis) scotiae Berkeley & Berkeley, 1956 accepted as Ceratonereis (Composetia) scotiae (Berkeley & Berkeley, 1956) (superseded original combination)
30. Species Nereis (Ceratonereis) similisetis Grube, 1878 accepted as Simplisetia similisetis (Grube, 1878) (superseded original combination)
31. Species Nereis (Ceratonereis) singularis Treadwell, 1929 accepted as Ceratonereis singularis Treadwell, 1929 (unaccepted > superseded combination, dubious superseded subsequent combination)
32. Species Nereis (Ceratonereis) tentaculata (Kinberg, 1865) accepted as Ceratonereis tentaculata Kinberg, 1865 (superseded subsequent recombination)
33. Species Nereis (Ceratonereis) ternatensis Fischli, 1900 accepted as Ceratonereis ternatensis (Fischli, 1900) (superseded original combination)
34. Species Nereis (Ceratonereis) tripartita (Horst, 1918) accepted as Ceratonereis tripartita Horst, 1918 (superseded subsequent recombination)
35. Species Nereis (Ceratonereis) tunicatae Hartman, 1936 accepted as Ceratonereis (Composetia) tunicatae (Hartman, 1936) (superseded original combination)
36. Species Nereis (Ceratonereis) versipedata Ehlers, 1887 accepted as Composetia versipedata (Ehlers, 1887) (superseded original combination)
37. Species Nereis (Ceratonereis) guttata Claparède, 1868 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, no type, indeterminable from description (Villalobos-Guerrero et al, 2022))
38. Species Nereis (Ceratonereis) karadagica Vinogradov, 1933 (uncertain > nomen dubium, inadequate description and type lost)
Subgenus Nereis (Herfriedia) Holly, 1935
1. Species Nereis (Herfriedia) waikikiensis Holly, 1935
Subgenus Nereis (Neonereis) Holly, 1935
1. Species Nereis (Neonereis) hawaiiensis Holly, 1935
2. Species Nereis (Neonereis) nigroaciculata Holly, 1935
Subgenus Nereis (Nephthys)
Subgenus Nereis (Pseudonereis)
1. Species Nereis (Pseudonereis) anomala (Gravier, 1899) accepted as Pseudonereis anomala Gravier, 1899 (superseded subsequent recombination)
2. Species Nereis (Pseudonereis) rottnestiana Augener, 1913 accepted as Pseudonereis rottnestiana (Augener, 1913) (superseded original combination)
3. Species Nereis (Pseudonereis) trimaculata Horst, 1924 accepted as Pseudonereis trimaculata (Horst, 1924) (superseded original combination)
Species Nereis abbreviata Holly, 1935
Species Nereis abyssa Imajima, 2009
Species Nereis abyssicola Stimpson, 1853
Species Nereis abyssicola Horst, 1924 (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, junior homonym of Nereis abyssicola Stimpson, 1853)
Species Nereis acustris Linnaeus, 1767
Species Nereis aegyptia (Savigny in Lamarck, 1818)
Species Nereis alacranensis Ramírez--Hernández, Hernández-Alcántara & Solís-Weiss, 2015
Species Nereis allenae Pettibone, 1956
Species Nereis ambigua Treadwell, 1937
Species Nereis amoyensis (Treadwell, 1936)
Species Nereis angelensis Fauchald, 1972
Species Nereis angusta (Kinberg, 1865)
Species Nereis angusticollis Kinberg, 1865
Species Nereis annularis Blainville, 1818
Species Nereis anoculepitoka Bergamo, Carrerette, Shimabukuro, Santos & Sumida, 2023
Species Nereis anoculis Hartman, 1960
Species Nereis anoculopsis Fauchald, 1972
Species Nereis anodonta Schmarda, 1861
Species Nereis antipoda Knox, 1960
Species Nereis apalie Wilson, 1985
Species Nereis arroyensis Treadwell, 1901
Species Nereis augeneri Gravier & Dantan, 1934
Species Nereis badiotorquata (Grube, 1878)
Species Nereis baliensis Horst, 1924
Species Nereis baolingi de León-González & Solís-Weiss, 2000
Species Nereis batjanensis Horst, 1924
Species Nereis bifida Hutchings & Turvey, 1982
Species Nereis bipartita (Bobretzky, 1868)
Species Nereis blainvillei Delle Chiaje, 1828
Species Nereis broa Lana & Sovierzoski, 1987
Species Nereis buitendijki Horst, 1919
Species Nereis caecoides Hartman, 1965
Species Nereis calamus Renier, 1804
Species Nereis callaona Grube, 1857
Species Nereis caparti Fauvel, 1953
Species Nereis casoae Leon-Gonzalez & Solis-Weiss, 2001
Species Nereis castelnaui Quatrefages, 1866
Species Nereis caudipunctata (Grube, 1857)
Species Nereis caymanensis Fauchald, 1977
Species Nereis chrysocephala Pallas, 1788
Species Nereis cirrhigera Viviani, 1805
Species Nereis cirriseta Hutchings & Turvey, 1982
Species Nereis cockburnensis Augener, 1913
Species Nereis confusa Conde-Vela & Salazar-Vallejo, 2015
Species Nereis corallina Kinberg, 1865
Species Nereis cornuta Quatrefages, 1866
Species Nereis costaricaensis Dean, 2001
Species Nereis coutieri Gravier, 1899
Species Nereis crassa Gmelin in Linnaeus, 1788
Species Nereis crocea Renier, 1804
Species Nereis cuprea (Schmarda, 1861)
Species Nereis dakarensis Fauvel, 1951
Species Nereis dayana Sun & Shen in Sun, Wu & Shen, 1978
Species Nereis delli Knox, 1960
Species Nereis denhamensis Augener, 1913
Species Nereis donghaiensis He & Wu, 1988
Species Nereis dorsolobata Hartmann-Schröder, 1965
Species Nereis eakini Hartman, 1936
Species Nereis edentata Hadiyanto & Glasby, 2023
Species Nereis edwardsii Delle Chiaje, 1828
Species Nereis ehlersiana (Grube, 1878) (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, homonym to Nereis (Ceratonereis) ehlersiana Claparède, 1870 )
Species Nereis ehrenbergi Grube, 1868
Species Nereis elitoralis Eliason, 1962
Species Nereis eugeniae (Kinberg, 1865)
Species Nereis falcaria (Willey, 1905)
Species Nereis fauchaldi Leon-Gonzalez & Diaz-Castaneda, 1998
Species Nereis fauveli Gravier & Dantan, 1934
Species Nereis filicaudata Fauvel, 1951
Species Nereis foliosa Schmarda, 1861
Species Nereis fossae Fauchald, 1972
Species Nereis frontalis Bosc, 1802
Species Nereis funchalensis (Langerhans, 1880)
Species Nereis garwoodi González-Escalante & Salazar-Vallejo, 2003
Species Nereis ghardaqae Hartmann-Schröder, 1960
Species Nereis goajirana Augener, 1933
Species Nereis granulata Day, 1957
Species Nereis gravieri Fauvel, 1902
Species Nereis grayi Pettibone, 1956
Species Nereis grubei (Kinberg, 1865)
Species Nereis guangdongensis Wu, Sun & Yang, 1981
Species Nereis hainanica Khlebovich, 1963
Species Nereis heirissonensis Augener, 1913
Species Nereis heronensis Glasby, Nu-Wei & Gibb, 2013
Species Nereis heterocirrata Treadwell, 1931
Species Nereis heteromorpha Horst, 1924
Species Nereis heteropoda Chamisso & Eysenhardt, 1821
Species Nereis holochaeta Intes & Le Loeuff, 1975
Species Nereis homogompha Rullier, 1972
Species Nereis huanghaiensis Wu, Sun & Yang, 1981
Species Nereis icosiensis Gravier & Dantan, 1928
Species Nereis ignota Quatrefages, 1866
Species Nereis imajimai Leon-Gonzalez & Diaz-Castaneda, 1998
Species Nereis imbecillis Grube, 1840
Species Nereis imperfecta Gravier & Dantan, 1936
Species Nereis inflata Leon-Gonzalez & Solis-Weiss, 2001
Species Nereis iris Stimpson, 1853
Species Nereis izukai Okuda, 1939
Species Nereis jacksoni Kinberg, 1865
Species Nereis krebsii Grube, 1857
Species Nereis lamellosa Ehlers, 1868
Species Nereis latescens Chamberlin, 1919
Species Nereis leuca Chamberlin, 1919
Species Nereis ligulata Hilbig, 1992
Species Nereis lineata Delle Chiaje, 1827
Species Nereis lingulata Hilbig, 1992
Species Nereis lithothamnica Annenkova, 1938
Species Nereis litoralis Leach in Johnston, 1865
Species Nereis lizardensis Glasby, Nu-Wei & Gibb, 2013
Species Nereis longdongensis Hsueh, 2020
Species Nereis longilingulis Monro, 1937
Species Nereis longior Chlebovitsch & Wu, 1962
Species Nereis longisetis McIntosh, 1885
Species Nereis lucipeta Ehlers, 1908
Species Nereis lunulata Ehlers, 1901
Species Nereis macropis Ehlers, 1920
Species Nereis margarita Montagu, 1804
Species Nereis marginata Grube, 1857
Species Nereis mariae Holly, 1935
Species Nereis mariellae Bergamo, Carrerette, Shimabukuro, Santos & Sumida, 2023
Species Nereis maroccensis Amoureux, 1976
Species Nereis maxillodentata Hutchings & Turvey, 1982
Species Nereis mendocinana Chamberlin, 1919
Species Nereis mezianei Salazar-Vallejo, de León-González & Conde-Vela, 2021
Species Nereis microcera Quatrefages, 1866
Species Nereis monroi Reish, 1953
Species Nereis mortenseni Augener, 1923
Species Nereis multignatha Imajima & Hartman, 1964
Species Nereis myersi Holly, 1935
Species Nereis nancaurica Ehlers, 1904
Species Nereis natans Hartman, 1936
Species Nereis neoneanthes Hartman, 1948
Species Nereis nichollsi Kott, 1951
Species Nereis nouhuysi Horst, 1918
Species Nereis nuwalianensis Hsueh, 2020
Species Nereis obscura Gravier & Dantan, 1934
Species Nereis occidentalis Hartman, 1945
Species Nereis ockenii Delle Chiaje, 1828
Species Nereis octentaculata Montagu, 1804
Species Nereis oligohalina (Rioja, 1946)
Species Nereis onychophora Horst, 1918
Species Nereis otto Delle Chiaje, 1828
Species Nereis ovarius Read, 1980
Species Nereis panamensis Fauchald, 1977
Species Nereis pannosa Grube, 1857
Species Nereis paporae Hsueh, 2020
Species Nereis paucignatha Hartman, 1940
Species Nereis paulina Grube, 1867
Species Nereis pelagica Linnaeus, 1758
Species Nereis perivisceralis Claparède, 1868
Species Nereis peroniensis Kott, 1951
Species Nereis persica Fauvel, 1911
Species Nereis peruviana Ehlers, 1868
Species Nereis phyllophorus Ross, 1819
Species Nereis pinnata Müller, 1776
Species Nereis piscesae Blake & Hilbig, 1990
Species Nereis posidoniae Hutchings & Rainer, 1979
Species Nereis procera Ehlers, 1868
Species Nereis profundi Kirkegaard, 1956
Species Nereis pseudomoniliformis Santos & Lana, 2003
Species Nereis pulsatoria (Savigny, 1822)
Species Nereis punctata Dalyell, 1853
Species Nereis puncturata Grube, 1857
Species Nereis quadricorna Delle Chiaje, 1841
Species Nereis quoyii Quatrefages, 1866
Species Nereis ranzani Delle Chiaje, 1828
Species Nereis rava Ehlers, 1868
Species Nereis regia Quatrefages, 1866
Species Nereis rigida Grube, 1857
Species Nereis riisei Grube, 1857
Species Nereis rufa Pennant, 1812
Species Nereis rupta Quatrefages, 1866
Species Nereis sandersi Blake, 1985
Species Nereis saramagoi Bergamo, Carrerette, Shimabukuro, Santos & Sumida, 2023
Species Nereis sarsoensis Hartmann-Schröder, 1960
Species Nereis schmardae Hartmann-Schröder, 1962
Species Nereis segrex Chamberlin, 1919
Species Nereis semperiana (Grube, 1878)
Species Nereis serrata Santos & Lana, 2003
Species Nereis shinkai (Shimabukuro, Santos, Alfaro-Lucas, Fujiwara & Sumida, 2017)
Species Nereis shitipingensis Hsueh, 2020
Species Nereis sieboldii Grube, 1873
Species Nereis sinensis Wu, Sun & Yang, 1981
Species Nereis spinigera Hutchings & Turvey, 1982
Species Nereis splendida Grube, 1840
Species Nereis sumbawensis Horst, 1924
Species Nereis surugaense Imajima, 1972
Species Nereis taichungensis Hsueh, 2020
Species Nereis taitungensis Hsueh, 2020
Species Nereis taiwanensis Hsueh, 2020
Species Nereis talehsapensis Fauvel, 1932
Species Nereis tenuis Webster & Benedict, 1884
Species Nereis tethycola Delle Chiaje, 1831
Species Nereis thysanota Ehlers, 1920
Species Nereis tiedmanni Delle Chiaje, 1841
Species Nereis tigrina Zachs, 1933
Species Nereis toporoki Khlebovich, 1996
Species Nereis torta Fauvel, 1934
Species Nereis translucens Quatrefages, 1866
Species Nereis triangularis Hutchings & Turvey, 1982
Species Nereis tricirrata Lin, Huang, Liang & He, 2022
Species Nereis tydemani Horst, 1924
Species Nereis unica Holly, 1935
Species Nereis usticensis Cantone, Catalono & Badalamenti, 2003
Species Nereis veleronis Hartman, 1940
Species Nereis ventilabrum (Delle Chiaje, 1827)
Species Nereis vexillosa Grube, 1851
Species Nereis victoriana Augener, 1918
Species Nereis villosa Dalyell, 1853
Species Nereis vitiensis Grube, 1870
Species Nereis wuchiensis Hsueh, 2020
Species Nereis yuedensis Hadiyanto & Glasby, 2023
Species Nereis zhongshaensis Shen & Sun in Sun, Wu & Shen, 1978
Species Nereis zonata Malmgren, 1867
Subgenus Nereis (Alitta) (Kinberg, 1865) accepted as Alitta Kinberg, 1865 (superseded as subgenus rank)
1. Species Nereis (Alitta) agnesiae Augener, 1918 accepted as Neanthes agnesiae (Augener, 1918) (superseded original combination)
2. Species Nereis (Alitta) oxypoda Marenzeller, 1879 accepted as Nectoneanthes oxypoda (Marenzeller, 1879) (superseded original combination)
3. Species Nereis (Alitta) virens M Sars, 1835 accepted as Alitta virens (M. Sars, 1835) (superseded combination)
Subgenus Nereis (Eunereis) Malmgren, 1865 accepted as Eunereis Malmgren, 1865 (superseded re-ranking)
1. Species Nereis (Eunereis) elitoralis Eliason, 1962 accepted as Nereis elitoralis Eliason, 1962 (superseded recombination with subgeneric attribution)
2. Species Nereis (Eunereis) hardyi Monro, 1930 accepted as Eunereis patagonica (McIntosh, 1885) (subjective synonym)
3. Species Nereis (Eunereis) longipes Hartman, 1936 accepted as Eunereis longipes (Hartman, 1936) (superseded original combination)
4. Species Nereis (Eunereis) longissima Johnston, 1840 accepted as Eunereis longissima (Johnston, 1840) (superseded original combination with subgeneric attribution)
5. Species Nereis (Eunereis) marri Monro, 1939 accepted as Eunereis marri (Monro, 1939) (superseded original combination)
6. Species Nereis (Eunereis) wailesi Berkeley & Berkeley, 1954 accepted as Eunereis wailesi (Berkeley & Berkeley, 1954) (superseded original combination)
Subgenus Nereis (Hediste) Malmgren, 1867 accepted as Hediste Malmgren, 1867 (superseded alternate representation)
1. Species Nereis (Hediste) diversicolor O.F. Müller, 1776 accepted as Hediste diversicolor (O.F. Müller, 1776) (superseded subsequent combination with disused subgenus)
Subgenus Nereis (Heteronereis) Örsted, 1842 accepted as Nereis Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, subjective synonym; to Nereis, but metamorphosed adults of various genera)
1. Species Nereis (Heteronereis) arctica Örsted, 1842 accepted as Nereis pelagica Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, subjective synonym)
2. Species Nereis (Heteronereis) assimilis Örsted, 1842 accepted as Nereis pelagica Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, subjective synonym)
3. Species Nereis (Heteronereis) brevicirris Grube, 1866 accepted as Perinereis brevicirris (Grube, 1866) accepted as Perinereis vallata (Grube, 1857) (superseded original combination)
4. Species Nereis (Heteronereis) caeruleis Hoagland, 1920 accepted as Perinereis caeruleis (Hoagland, 1920) (superseded original combination)
5. Species Nereis (Heteronereis) heteropoda Chamisso & Eysenhardt, 1821 accepted as Nereis heteropoda Chamisso & Eysenhardt, 1821 (superseded subsequent combination with disused subgenus)
6. Species Nereis (Heteronereis) pannosa Grube, 1857 accepted as Nereis pannosa Grube, 1857 (superseded original combination with disused subgenus)
7. Species Nereis (Heteronereis) paradoxa Örsted, 1842 accepted as Eunereis longissima (Johnston, 1840) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, perhaps nomen dubium but synonymised by Johnston, 1865)
Subgenus Nereis (Leonnates) Kinberg, 1865 accepted as Leonnates Kinberg, 1865 (superseded subsequent combination)
1. Species Nereis (Leonnates) ehlersi Augener, 1913 accepted as Australonereis ehlersi (Augener, 1913) (superseded original combination)
2. Species Nereis (Leonnates) virgata Grube, 1873 accepted as Leonnates indicus Kinberg, 1865 (subjective synonym; author corrected original for Nereis gender, but subgenus rank now disused)
3. Species Nereis (Leonnates) virgatus Grube, 1873 accepted as Leonnates virgatus (Grube, 1873) accepted as Leonnates indicus Kinberg, 1865 (superseded original combination)
Subgenus Nereis (Leptonereis) Kinberg, 1865 accepted as Leptonereis Kinberg, 1865 (superseded rank downgrade to subgenus)
1. Species Nereis (Leptonereis) acuta Treadwell, 1923 accepted as Laeonereis acuta (Treadwell, 1923) (superseded original combination)
2. Species Nereis (Leptonereis) cebuensis Grube, 1878 accepted as Platynereis cebuensis (Grube, 1878) (superseded original combination)
3. Species Nereis (Leptonereis) distorta Treadwell, 1936 accepted as Tylorrhynchus heterochetus (Quatrefages, 1866) (subjective synonym)
4. Species Nereis (Leptonereis) glauca Claparède, 1870 accepted as Websterinereis glauca (Claparède, 1870) (superseded original combination)
5. Species Nereis (Leptonereis) inermis Hoagland, 1920 accepted as Kinberginereis inermis (Hoagland, 1920) (superseded original combination)
6. Species Nereis (Leptonereis) vaillanti Saint-Joseph, 1888 accepted as Websterinereis glauca (Claparède, 1870) (subjective synonym)
Subgenus Nereis (Lipephile) Malmgren, 1867 accepted as Perinereis Kinberg, 1865 (subjective synonym)
1. Species Nereis (Lipephile) macropus Claparède, 1870 accepted as Perinereis macropus (Claparède, 1870) (superseded original combination)
Subgenus Nereis (Lycoris) Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Nereis Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, subjective synonym)
1. Species Nereis (Lycoris) abnormis Horst, 1924 accepted as Platynereis abnormis (Horst, 1924) (superseded original combination)
2. Species Nereis (Lycoris) abyssicola Horst, 1924 accepted as Nereis abyssicola Horst, 1924 (superseded original combination with disused subgenus; also junior homonym of Nereis abyssicola Stimpson, 1853)
3. Species Nereis (Lycoris) anchylochaeta Horst, 1924 accepted as Neanthes pachychaeta (Fauvel, 1918) (subjective synonym)
4. Species Nereis (Lycoris) badiotorquata Grube, 1878 accepted as Nereis badiotorquata (Grube, 1878) (superseded original combination)
5. Species Nereis (Lycoris) baliensis Horst, 1924 accepted as Nereis baliensis Horst, 1924 (superseded original combination with disused subgenus)
6. Species Nereis (Lycoris) batjanensis Horst, 1924 accepted as Nereis batjanensis Horst, 1924 (superseded original combination with disused subgenus)
7. Species Nereis (Lycoris) buitendijki Horst, 1919 accepted as Nereis buitendijki Horst, 1919 (superseded subgeneric recombination)
8. Species Nereis (Lycoris) cricognatha Ehlers, 1904 accepted as Neanthes cricognatha (Ehlers, 1904) (superseded subgeneric recombination)
9. Species Nereis (Lycoris) crucifera Grube, 1878 accepted as Neanthes crucifera (Grube, 1878) (superseded original combination)
10. Species Nereis (Lycoris) ehlersiana Grube, 1878 accepted as Nereis ehlersiana (Grube, 1878) (invalid due to homonymy, also superseded original combination)
11. Species Nereis (Lycoris) gisserana Horst, 1924 accepted as Neanthes gisserana (Horst, 1924) (superseded original combination)
12. Species Nereis (Lycoris) heteromorpha Horst, 1924 accepted as Nereis heteromorpha Horst, 1924 (superseded original combination with disused subgenus)
13. Species Nereis (Lycoris) larseni Monro, 1926 accepted as Neanthes kerguelensis (McIntosh, 1885) (subjective synonym)
14. Species Nereis (Lycoris) masalacensis Grube, 1878 accepted as Neanthes masalacensis (Grube, 1878) (superseded original combination)
15. Species Nereis (Lycoris) nouhuysi Horst, 1918 accepted as Nereis nouhuysi Horst, 1918 (superseded subgeneric recombination)
16. Species Nereis (Lycoris) onychophora Horst, 1918 accepted as Nereis onychophora Horst, 1918 (superseded recombination with disused subgenus)
17. Species Nereis (Lycoris) pelagica Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Nereis pelagica Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded recombination with disused subgenus)
18. Species Nereis (Lycoris) quatrefagesi Grube, 1878 accepted as Perinereis quatrefagesi (Grube, 1878) (superseded original combination)
19. Species Nereis (Lycoris) semperiana Grube, 1878 accepted as Nereis semperiana (Grube, 1878) (superseded original combination)
20. Species Nereis (Lycoris) sumbawensis Horst, 1924 accepted as Nereis sumbawensis Horst, 1924 (superseded original combination with disused subgenus)
21. Species Nereis (Lycoris) trifasciata Grube, 1878 accepted as Neanthes trifasciata (Grube, 1878) (superseded original combination)
22. Species Nereis (Lycoris) tydemani Horst, 1924 accepted as Nereis tydemani Horst, 1924 (superseded original combination with disused subgenus)
23. Species Nereis (Lycoris) unifasciata Willey, 1905 accepted as Neanthes unifasciata (Willey, 1905) (superseded subgeneric recombination)
24. Species Nereis (Lycoris) verrillii Grube, 1878 accepted as Neanthes verrillii (Grube, 1878) (superseded original combination)
Subgenus Nereis (Neanthes) Kinberg, 1865 accepted as Neanthes Kinberg, 1865 (superseded subsequent rank change)
1. Species Nereis (Neanthes) bioculata Hartmann-Schröder, 1975
2. Species Nereis (Neanthes) heteroculata Hartmann-Schröder, 1981
3. Species Nereis (Neanthes) mancorae Berkeley & Berkeley, 1961
4. Species Nereis (Neanthes) agulhana Day, 1963 accepted as Neanthes agulhana (Day, 1963) (superseded original combination)
5. Species Nereis (Neanthes) amoyensis Treadwell, 1936 accepted as Nereis amoyensis (Treadwell, 1936) (superseded original combination)
6. Species Nereis (Neanthes) arenaceodentata (Moore, 1903) accepted as Neanthes arenaceodentata (Moore, 1903) (superseded recombination)
7. Species Nereis (Neanthes) augeneri Gravier & Dantan, 1934 accepted as Neanthes augeneri (Gravier & Dantan, 1934) (superseded original combination)
8. Species Nereis (Neanthes) australis Treadwell, 1923 accepted as Alitta succinea (Leuckart, 1847) (subjective synonym)
9. Species Nereis (Neanthes) deplanata Mohammad, 1971 accepted as Neanthes deplanata (Mohammad, 1971) (superseded original combination)
10. Species Nereis (Neanthes) fucata (Savigny, 1822) accepted as Neanthes fucata (Savigny, 1822) (superseded recombination)
11. Species Nereis (Neanthes) indica Kinberg, 1865 accepted as Neanthes indica (Kinberg, 1865) (superseded subsequent combination)
12. Species Nereis (Neanthes) kerguelensis McIntosh, 1885 accepted as Neanthes kerguelensis (McIntosh, 1885) (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded subsequent subgenus combination)
13. Species Nereis (Neanthes) linea Treadwell, 1936 accepted as Perinereis linea (Treadwell, 1936) (superseded original combination)
14. Species Nereis (Neanthes) meggitti Monro, 1931 accepted as Neanthes meggitti (Monro, 1931) (superseded original combination)
15. Species Nereis (Neanthes) micromma Harper, 1979 accepted as Neanthes micromma (Harper, 1979) (superseded original combination)
16. Species Nereis (Neanthes) monterea Chamberlin, 1918 accepted as Perinereis monterea (Chamberlin, 1918) (superseded original combination)
17. Species Nereis (Neanthes) mossambica Day, 1957 accepted as Neanthes mossambica (Day, 1957) (superseded original combination)
18. Species Nereis (Neanthes) operta Stimpson, 1856 accepted as Neanthes operta (Stimpson, 1856) (rank variant of superseded original combination)
19. Species Nereis (Neanthes) orientalis Treadwell, 1936 accepted as Nereis aibuhitensis (Grube, 1878) accepted as Perinereis aibuhitensis (Grube, 1878) (subjective synonym)
20. Species Nereis (Neanthes) oxypoda Marenzeller, 1879 accepted as Nectoneanthes oxypoda (Marenzeller, 1879) (superseded alternate representation)
21. Species Nereis (Neanthes) palpata Treadwell, 1923 accepted as Pseudonereis atopodon Chamberlin, 1919 (subjective synonym)
22. Species Nereis (Neanthes) papillosa Day, 1963 accepted as Neanthes papillosa (Day, 1963) (superseded original combination)
23. Species Nereis (Neanthes) paucidentata Treadwell, 1939 accepted as Alitta virens (M. Sars, 1835) (subjective synonymy of a primary junior homonym)
24. Species Nereis (Neanthes) perrieri Saint-Joseph, 1898 accepted as Alitta succinea (Leuckart, 1847) (subjective synonym)
25. Species Nereis (Neanthes) saltoni Hartman, 1936 accepted as Alitta succinea (Leuckart, 1847) (subjective synonym)
26. Species Nereis (Neanthes) succinea Leuckart, 1847 accepted as Alitta succinea (Leuckart, 1847) (superseded original combination with subgeneric attribution)
27. Species Nereis (Neanthes) thompsoni Kott, 1951 accepted as Nereis cockburnensis Augener, 1913 (subjective synonym)
28. Species Nereis (Neanthes) varia Treadwell, 1941 accepted as Alitta virens (M. Sars, 1835) (subjective synonymy of replacement name)
29. Species Nereis (Neanthes) virens Sars, 1835 accepted as Alitta virens (M. Sars, 1835) (superseded combination)
30. Species Nereis (Neanthes) willeyi (Day, 1934) accepted as Neanthes willeyi (Day, 1934) (New combination)
Subgenus Nereis (Neanthioides) Rioja, 1918 accepted as Neanthes Kinberg, 1865 (subjective synonym)
1. Species Nereis (Neanthioides) bolivari Rioja, 1918 accepted as Neanthes acuminata (Ehlers, 1868) (subjective synonym)
Subgenus Nereis (Nephtys) Cuvier, 1817 accepted as Nephtys Cuvier, 1817 (superseded incorrect recombination as subgenus, as Nephtys is not in Nereididae)
1. Species Nereis (Nephtys) lineata Dalyell, 1853 accepted as Nephtys caeca (Fabricius, 1780) (superseded original combination)
2. Species Nereis (Nephtys) hirsuta Dalyell, 1853 (uncertain > nomen dubium, indeterminable, and a missclassification into Nereis)
Subgenus Nereis (Nereis) Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Nereis Linnaeus, 1758 (currently disused nominal subgenus)
1. Species Nereis (Nereis) brisbanensis Hartmann-Schröder, 1990
2. Species Nereis (Nereis) ethiopiae Day, 1965
3. Species Nereis (Nereis) gaikwadi Day, 1973
4. Species Nereis (Nereis) gilchristi Day, 1967
5. Species Nereis (Nereis) macroaciculata Hartmann-Schröder, 1986
6. Species Nereis (Nereis) neogracilis Mohammad, 1970
7. Species Nereis (Nereis) rangiroaensis Hartmann-Schröder, 1992
8. Species Nereis (Nereis) chilkaensis Southern, 1921 accepted as Neanthes chilkaensis (Southern, 1921) (superseded original combination)
9. Species Nereis (Nereis) diversicolor Müller, 1776 accepted as Hediste diversicolor (O.F. Müller, 1776) (superseded subsequent combination with disused nominal subgenus)
10. Species Nereis (Nereis) eakini Hartman, 1936 accepted as Nereis eakini Hartman, 1936 (disused nominal subgenus rank)
11. Species Nereis (Nereis) elitoralis Eliason, 1962 accepted as Nereis elitoralis Eliason, 1962 (superseded combination (including nominal subgenus))
12. Species Nereis (Nereis) eucapitis Hartman, 1936 accepted as Nereis grubei (Kinberg, 1865) (subjective synonym)
13. Species Nereis (Nereis) fucata (Savigny, 1822) accepted as Neanthes fucata (Savigny, 1822) (superseded recombination)
14. Species Nereis (Nereis) glandicincta Southern, 1921 accepted as Neanthes glandicincta (Southern, 1921) (superseded original combination)
15. Species Nereis (Nereis) granulata Day, 1957 accepted as Nereis granulata Day, 1957 (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded original combination with disused nominal subgenus)
16. Species Nereis (Nereis) grayi Pettibone, 1956 accepted as Nereis grayi Pettibone, 1956 (superseded original combination (as nominal subgenus))
17. Species Nereis (Nereis) irrorata (Malmgren, 1867) accepted as Neanthes nubila (Savigny, 1822) (superseded recombination of subjective synonym)
18. Species Nereis (Nereis) marginata Grube, 1857 accepted as Nereis marginata Grube, 1857 (superseded original combination (as nominal subgenus))
19. Species Nereis (Nereis) neonigripes Hartman, 1936 accepted as Nereis pelagica neonigripes Hartman, 1936 (rank downgrade to a subspecies of Nereis pelagica)
20. Species Nereis (Nereis) occidentalis Hartman, 1945 accepted as Nereis occidentalis Hartman, 1945 (superseded subsequent combination with disused nominal subgenus)
21. Species Nereis (Nereis) pelagica Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Nereis pelagica Linnaeus, 1758 (disused nominal subgenus)
22. Species Nereis (Nereis) riisei Grube, 1857 accepted as Nereis riisei Grube, 1857 (superseded original combination (as nominal subgenus))
Subgenus Nereis (Perinereis) Kinberg, 1865 accepted as Perinereis Kinberg, 1865 (superseded subsequent rank change)
1. Species Nereis (Perinereis) heterodonta (Schmarda, 1861)
2. Species Nereis (Perinereis) aibuhitensis Grube, 1878 accepted as Perinereis aibuhitensis (Grube, 1878) (superseded original combination)
3. Species Nereis (Perinereis) barbara Monro, 1926 accepted as Perinereis barbara (Monro, 1926) (superseded original combination)
4. Species Nereis (Perinereis) binongkae Horst, 1924 accepted as Perinereis binongkae (Horst, 1924) (superseded original combination)
5. Species Nereis (Perinereis) calmani Monro, 1926 accepted as Perinereis calmani (Monro, 1926) (superseded original combination)
6. Species Nereis (Perinereis) camiguina Grube, 1878 accepted as Perinereis camiguina (Grube, 1878) (superseded original combination)
7. Species Nereis (Perinereis) camiguinoides Augener, 1922 accepted as Perinereis camiguinoides (Augener, 1922) (superseded original combination)
8. Species Nereis (Perinereis) capensis (Kinberg, 1865) accepted as Perinereis capensis (Kinberg, 1865) (superseded subsequent combination)
9. Species Nereis (Perinereis) cavifrons Ehlers, 1920 accepted as Perinereis cavifrons (Ehlers, 1920)
10. Species Nereis (Perinereis) dongalae Horst, 1924 accepted as Perinereis dongalae (Horst, 1924) (superseded original combination)
11. Species Nereis (Perinereis) falklandica Ramsay, 1914 accepted as Perinereis falklandica (Ramsay, 1914) (superseded original combination)
12. Species Nereis (Perinereis) falsovariegata (Monro, 1933) accepted as Perinereis falsovariegata Monro, 1933 (superseded subsequent combination)
13. Species Nereis (Perinereis) floridana Ehlers, 1868 accepted as Perinereis floridana (Ehlers, 1868) (superseded original combination with subsequent subgeneric attribution)
14. Species Nereis (Perinereis) helleri Grube, 1878 accepted as Perinereis helleri (Grube, 1878) (superseded original combination)
15. Species Nereis (Perinereis) melanocephala McIntosh, 1885 accepted as Perinereis anderssoni Kinberg, 1865 (subjective synonym)
16. Species Nereis (Perinereis) nigropunctata Horst, 1889 accepted as Perinereis nigropunctata (Horst, 1889) (superseded original combination with subsequent subgeneric attribution)
17. Species Nereis (Perinereis) nuntia (Lamarck, 1818) accepted as Perinereis nuntia (Lamarck, 1818) (superseded subsequent recombination)
18. Species Nereis (Perinereis) obfuscata Grube, 1878 accepted as Perinereis obfuscata (Grube, 1878) (superseded original combination)
19. Species Nereis (Perinereis) perspicillata Grube, 1878 accepted as Perinereis perspicillata (Grube, 1878) (superseded original combination)
20. Species Nereis (Perinereis) ponuiensis Augener, 1924 accepted as Perinereis ponuiensis (Augener, 1924) (superseded original combination)
21. Species Nereis (Perinereis) pseudocamiguina Augener, 1922 accepted as Perinereis pseudocamiguina (Augener, 1922) (superseded original combination)
22. Species Nereis (Perinereis) rumphii Horst, 1919 accepted as Perinereis nuntia (Lamarck, 1818) (subjective synonym)
23. Species Nereis (Perinereis) singaporiensis Grube, 1878 accepted as Perinereis singaporiensis (Grube, 1878) (superseded original combination)
24. Species Nereis (Perinereis) striolata Grube, 1878 accepted as Perinereis striolata (Grube, 1878) (superseded original combination)
25. Species Nereis (Perinereis) suluana Horst, 1924 accepted as Perinereis suluana (Horst, 1924) (superseded original combination)
26. Species Nereis (Perinereis) tobeloana Augener, 1933 accepted as Perinereis tobeloana (Augener, 1933) (superseded original combination)
27. Species Nereis (Perinereis) variegata (Grube, 1857) accepted as Pseudonereis variegata (Grube, 1857) (superseded subsequent combination)
28. Species Nereis (Perinereis) variodentata Augener, 1913 accepted as Perinereis variodentata (Augener, 1913) (superseded original combination)
29. Species Nereis (Perinereis) yorkensis Augener, 1922 accepted as Perinereis nigropunctata (Horst, 1889) (subjective synonym)
Subgenus Nereis (Platynereis) (Kinberg, 1865) accepted as Platynereis Kinberg, 1865 (superseded recombination to subgenus)
1. Species Nereis (Platynereis) arafurensis McIntosh, 1885 accepted as Platynereis arafurensis (McIntosh, 1885) (superseded original combination)
2. Species Nereis (Platynereis) australis (Schmarda, 1861) accepted as Platynereis australis (Schmarda, 1861) (superseded subsequent recombination)
3. Species Nereis (Platynereis) bengalensis Willey, 1905 accepted as Platynereis bengalensis (Willey, 1905) (superseded original combination)
4. Species Nereis (Platynereis) cristatus Horst, 1924 accepted as Platynereis cristatus (Horst, 1924) (superseded original combination)
5. Species Nereis (Platynereis) dumerilii Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833 accepted as Platynereis dumerilii (Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833) (superseded subsequent combination)
6. Species Nereis (Platynereis) eatoni McIntosh, 1876 accepted as Platynereis magalhaensis Kinberg, 1865 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, subjective synonym with subsequent subgeneric assignment)
7. Species Nereis (Platynereis) fuscorubida Grube, 1878 accepted as Platynereis fuscorubida (Grube, 1878) (superseded original combination)
8. Species Nereis (Platynereis) hewitti Day, 1934 accepted as Platynereis calodonta Kinberg, 1865 (subjective synonym)
9. Species Nereis (Platynereis) integer Treadwell, 1920 accepted as Platynereis polyscalma Chamberlin, 1919 (subjective synonym)
10. Species Nereis (Platynereis) kobiensis McIntosh, 1885 accepted as Platynereis bicanaliculata (Baird, 1863) (subjective synonym)
11. Species Nereis (Platynereis) polyscalma (Chamberlin, 1919) accepted as Platynereis polyscalma Chamberlin, 1919 (superseded subsequent recombination)
12. Species Nereis (Platynereis) striata (Schmarda, 1861) accepted as Platynereis dumerilii (Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833) (superseded recombination of subjective synonym)
13. Species Nereis (Platynereis) tongatabuensis McIntosh, 1885 accepted as Platynereis tongatabuensis (McIntosh, 1885) (superseded original combination)
Species Nereis aculeata Hansen, 1882 accepted as Perinereis aculeata (Hansen, 1882) (superseded original combination)
Species Nereis acuminata Ehlers, 1868 accepted as Neanthes acuminata (Ehlers, 1868) (superseded original combination)
Species Nereis acutifolia Ehlers, 1901 accepted as Alitta acutifolia (Ehlers, 1901) (superseded original combination)
Species Nereis aestuarensis [auct. misspelling] accepted as Nicon aestuariensis Knox, 1951 (misspelling for aestuariensis; superseded recombination)
Species Nereis agassizi Ehlers, 1868 accepted as Platynereis bicanaliculata (Baird, 1863) (subjective synonym)
Species Nereis agilis Keferstein, 1862 accepted as Platynereis agilis (Keferstein, 1862) (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis aibuhitensis (Grube, 1878) accepted as Perinereis aibuhitensis (Grube, 1878) (superseded combination)
Species Nereis alacris Verrill, 1879 accepted as Platynereis dumerilii (Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833) (subjective synonym)
Species Nereis alatopalpis Wesenberg-Lund, 1949 accepted as Nectoneanthes oxypoda (Marenzeller, 1879) (subjective synonym)
Species Nereis alba Müller, 1776 accepted as Glycera alba (O.F. Müller, 1776) (superseded original combination)
Species Nereis albanyensis Augener, 1913 accepted as Neanthes vaalii Kinberg, 1865 (subjective synonym)
Species Nereis albipes Grube, 1874 accepted as Nereis riisei Grube, 1857 (subjective synonym)
Species Nereis ambiguus Treadwell, 1937 accepted as Nereis ambigua Treadwell, 1937 (incorrect original spelling, gender agreement requires ‘ambigua’)
Species Nereis angusticollis [sensu Augener, 1913] accepted as Nereis angusticollis Kinberg, 1865 (listing error in Hartman catalogue as homonym to Kinberg's name)
Species Nereis anomala (Gravier, 1901) accepted as Pseudonereis anomala Gravier, 1899 (superseded recombination)
Species Nereis antarctica Verrill, 1875 accepted as Platynereis magalhaensis Kinberg, 1865 (subjective synonym)
Species Nereis antennata (Claparède, 1863) accepted as Cirroceros antennatus Claparède, 1863 (combination never used)
Species Nereis antillensis McIntosh, 1885 accepted as Platynereis dumerilii (Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833) (subjective synonym)
Species Nereis aphroditoides O. Fabricius, 1780 accepted as Nereimyra aphroditoides (O. Fabricius, 1780) (superseded original combination)
Species Nereis aphroditois Pallas, 1788 accepted as Eunice aphroditois (Pallas, 1788) (superseded original combination)
Species Nereis arctica Grube, 1851 accepted as Nereis vexillosa Grube, 1851 (subjective synonym)
Species Nereis arenaceodentata Moore, 1903 accepted as Neanthes arenaceodentata (Moore, 1903) (superseded original combination)
Species Nereis arenaceodonta [auct. misspelling] accepted as Neanthes arenaceodentata (Moore, 1903) (misspelling for arenaceodentata; superseded original combination)
Species Nereis aries Dalyell, 1853 accepted as Scolelepis vulgaris (Johnston, 1827) (subjective synonym)
Species Nereis armillaris O.F. Müller, 1776 accepted as Syllis armillaris (O.F. Müller, 1776)
Species Nereis articulata Hsueh, 2020 accepted as Nereis taichungensis Hsueh, 2020 (unaccepted > junior homonym, invalid junior primary homonym, replaced by Nereis taichungensis)
Species Nereis atlantica McIntosh, 1885 accepted as Perinereis atlantica (McIntosh, 1885) (superseded original combination)
Species Nereis bairdii Webster, 1884 accepted as Perinereis anderssoni Kinberg, 1865 (subjective synonym)
Species Nereis beaucoudrayi Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833 accepted as Perinereis beaucoudrayi (Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nereis belawanensis Pflugfelder, 1933 accepted as Alitta succinea (Leuckart, 1847) (subjective synonym)
Species Nereis bertoloni Delle Chiaje, 1828 accepted as Eunice bertoloni (Delle Chiaje, 1828) (superseded original combination)
Species Nereis bicanaliculata Baird, 1863 accepted as Platynereis bicanaliculata (Baird, 1863) (superseded original combination)
Species Nereis bicruciata Augener, 1906 accepted as Nereis (Nereis) riisei Grube, 1857 accepted as Nereis riisei Grube, 1857 (subjective synonym)
Species Nereis bilineata Johnston, 1839 accepted as Neanthes fucata (Savigny, 1822) (subjective synonym)
Species Nereis bowerbanckii Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Nereis pelagica Linnaeus, 1758 (subjective synonym)
Species Nereis brandti (Malmgren, 1865) accepted as Alitta brandti Malmgren, 1865 (superseded combination)
Species Nereis brevicirrata Treadwell, 1920 accepted as Perinereis brevicirrata (Treadwell, 1920) (superseded original combination)
Species Nereis brevicirrata Treadwell, 1929 accepted as Nereis pelagica largoensis Treadwell, 1931 (subjective synonym)
Species Nereis brevimanus Johnston, 1840 accepted as Hediste diversicolor (O.F. Müller, 1776) (subjective synonym)
Species Nereis buccinicola Leach in Johnston, 1865 accepted as Neanthes fucata (Savigny, 1822) (subjective synonym)
Species Nereis bullata Dalyell, 1853 accepted as Sphaerodorum gracilis (Rathke, 1843) (subjective synonym)
Species Nereis caeca O. Fabricius, 1780 accepted as Nephtys caeca (Fabricius, 1780) (superseded original combination)
Species Nereis caenocirrus Chamberlin, 1919 accepted as Nereis onychophora Horst, 1918 (subjective synonym)
Species Nereis californica Ehlers, 1868 accepted as Platynereis bicanaliculata (Baird, 1863) (subjective synonym)
Species Nereis caudata (sensu Delle Chiaje, 1827) accepted as Neanthes acuminata (Ehlers, 1868) (based on a misidentification)
Species Nereis chilkaensis Southern, 1921 accepted as Neanthes chilkaensis (Southern, 1921) (superseded combination with original nominal subgeneric rank abandoned)
Species Nereis chingrighattensis Fauvel, 1932 accepted as Neanthes chingrighattensis (Fauvel, 1932) (superseded original combination)
Species Nereis ciliata Müller, 1788 accepted as Nephtys ciliata (Müller, 1788)
Species Nereis cirrosa Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Amphitrite cirrata Müller, 1776 (objective synonym, senior but unused)
Species Nereis clava Blainville, 1825 accepted as Nephtys hombergii Savigny in Lamarck, 1818 (subjective synonym)
Species Nereis coccinea Renier, 1804 accepted as Lumbrineris coccinea (Renier, 1804) (superseded original combination)
Species Nereis coccinea (Delle Chiaje, 1822) accepted as Platynereis coccinea (Delle Chiaje, 1822) (superseded recombination, also secondary homonym)
Species Nereis coerulea Hansen, 1882 accepted as Pseudonereis ferox (Hansen, 1882) (subjective synonym)
Species Nereis conchilega Pallas, 1766 accepted as Lanice conchilega (Pallas, 1766) (superseded original combination)
Species Nereis costae Grube, 1840 accepted as Composetia costae (Grube, 1840) (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis coutierei [sensu Gravier, 1902] accepted as Nereis coutieri Gravier, 1899 (misspelling in repeat publication (as coutierei) of original coutieri)
Species Nereis crassipes Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Perinereis marionii (Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833) (subjective synonym)
Species Nereis cricognatha Ehlers, 1904 accepted as Neanthes cricognatha (Ehlers, 1904) (superseded original combination)
Species Nereis cultrifera Grube, 1840 accepted as Perinereis cultrifera (Grube, 1840) (superseded original combination)
Species Nereis culveri Webster, 1879 accepted as Laeonereis culveri (Webster, 1879) (superseded original combination)
Species Nereis cuprea Bosc, 1802 accepted as Diopatra cuprea (Bosc, 1802) (superseded original combination)
Species Nereis cuprea [sensu Delle Chiaje, 1822 (1830?) non Bosc] accepted as Diopatra neapolitana Delle Chiaje, 1841 (misidentification usage, not a new name)
Species Nereis cyclurus Harrington, 1897 accepted as Cheilonereis cyclurus (Harrington, 1897) (superseded original combination)
Species Nereis cylindrata Ehlers, 1868 accepted as Nereis zonata Malmgren, 1867 (subjective synonym)
Species Nereis dawydovi Fauvel, 1937 accepted as Neanthes dawydovi (Fauvel, 1937) (superseded original combination)
Species Nereis decora Treadwell, 1932 accepted as Nereis (Nereis) riisei Grube, 1857 accepted as Nereis riisei Grube, 1857 (subjective synonym)
Species Nereis delagica [auct. misspelling for pelagica] accepted as Nereis pelagica Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling, lapsus in the Gmelin edited 13th Systema Naturae)
Species Nereis denticulata Stimpson, 1853 accepted as Nereis pelagica Linnaeus, 1758 (subjective synonym)
Species Nereis depressa Frey & Leuckart, 1847 accepted as Hediste diversicolor (O.F. Müller, 1776) (subjective synonym)
Species Nereis disparsetosa Treadwell, 1932 accepted as Pseudonereis palpata (Treadwell, 1932) (subjective synonym)
Species Nereis diversicolor Müller, 1776 accepted as Hediste diversicolor (O.F. Müller, 1776) (superseded original combination)
Species Nereis dubia Blainville, 1825 accepted as Glycera dubia (Blainville, 1825) (superseded original combination)
Species Nereis dumerilii Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833 accepted as Platynereis dumerilii (Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833) (superseded original combination)
Species Nereis dyamusi Izuka, 1912 accepted as Alitta dyamusi (Izuka, 1912) (superseded original combination)
Species Nereis eatoni McIntosh, 1876 accepted as Platynereis magalhaensis Kinberg, 1865 (subjective synonym)
Species Nereis ebranchiata Pallas, 1788 accepted as Lumbrineris ebranchiata (Pallas, 1788) (superseded original combination)
Species Nereis edenticulata Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Eunereis longissima (Johnston, 1840) (subjective synonym)
Species Nereis egregicirrata (Treadwell, 1924) accepted as Neanthes egregicirrata (Treadwell, 1924) (superseded recombination)
Species Nereis ellipsis Dalyell, 1853 accepted as Eulalia ellipsis (Dalyell, 1853) (superseded original combination)
Species Nereis erythraeensis (Fauvel, 1918) accepted as Simplisetia erythraeensis (Fauvel, 1918) (superseded recombination)
Species Nereis excisa Grube, 1873 accepted as Ceratonereis mirabilis Kinberg, 1865 (subjective synonym)
Species Nereis ezoensis Izuka, 1912 accepted as Nereis vexillosa Grube, 1851 (subjective synonym)
Species Nereis fallax Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Ceratonereis fallax (Quatrefages, 1866) (superseded original combination)
Species Nereis falsa Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Nereis splendida Grube, 1840 (subjective synonym)
Species Nereis fasciata Bosc, 1802 accepted as Proceraea fasciata (Bosc, 1802)
Species Nereis fasciata Grube, 1870 accepted as Nereis hemprichii Grube, 1873 (unaccepted > junior homonym, replaced (by N. hemprichii) junior primary homonym)
Species Nereis ferox Hansen, 1882 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis ferruginea Gunnerus, 1770 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis festiva Grube, 1874 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis filicornis Müller, 1776 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis fimbriata Müller, 1776 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis flava O. Fabricius, 1780 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis flavipes Ehlers, 1868 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis flexuosa Delle Chiaje, 1827 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis floridana Ehlers, 1868 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis foliata Dalyell, 1853 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis foliata Baird, 1863 (unaccepted, junior primary homonym replaced by nom nov Alitta williami)
Species Nereis foliosa Leach in Johnston, 1865 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis fragilis (Müller, 1776) (unaccepted, superseded combination)
Species Nereis fucata (Savigny, 1822) (unaccepted, superseded recombination)
Species Nereis fulgens Dalyell, 1853 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis gigantea Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, based by Linnaeus on Seba's illustration which is of an amphinomid)
Species Nereis gisserana (Horst, 1924) (unaccepted, superseded combination of synonym)
Species Nereis glandicincta Southern, 1921 (unaccepted, superseded combination with original nominal subgeneric rank abandoned)
Species Nereis glandulata Hoagland, 1919 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis glandulosa Ehlers, 1908 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis glasiovi Hansen, 1882 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis gracilicirrata Warren, 1942 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis gracilis (Hansen, 1879) (unaccepted, superseded subsequent combination)
Species Nereis gracilis Hansen, 1882 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis grandifolia Rathke, 1843 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis grandis Stimpson, 1853 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis heterocheta Quatrefages, 1866 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis heterophylla [auct.] (unaccepted > nomen nudum, data entry error in Hartman Catalogue)
Species Nereis hircinicola Eisig, 1869 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis ijimai Izuka, 1912 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis incerta Quatrefages, 1866 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis incisa O. Fabricius, 1780 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis indica Kinberg, 1865 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis iricolor Montagu, 1804 (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis irritabilis Webster, 1879 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis irrorata (Malmgren, 1867) (unaccepted, superseded combination of synonym)
Species Nereis japonica Izuka, 1908 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis kauderni Fauvel, 1921 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis kerguelensis McIntosh, 1885 (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis lamellifera Pallas, 1788 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis lamelligera Gmelin in Linnaeus, 1788 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis languida Grube, 1867 (unaccepted, junior primary homonym (replaced by Nereis vancaurica Ehlers, 1868) to Nereis languida Kinberg, 1865)
Species Nereis larentukana Grube, 1881 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis largoensis Treadwell, 1931 (unaccepted, superseded original replacement name)
Species Nereis lata Hansen, 1882 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis latipalpa Schmarda, 1861 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis legeri Gravier & Dantan, 1934 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis limbata Ehlers, 1868 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis limnicola Johnson, 1903 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis longa Fabricius, 1780 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis longicirra (Schmarda, 1861) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, recombination of subjective synonym)
Species Nereis longiqua Pruvot, 1930 (unaccepted)
Species Nereis longissima Johnston, 1840 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis lumbricalis Blainville, 1825 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis lumbricoides Pallas, 1788 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis lutraria Pallas, 1766 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis macrocephala Hansen, 1882 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis maculata Linnaeus, 1767 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis maculata Schmarda, 1861 (unaccepted, homonym. subjective synonym)
Species Nereis maculosa Montagu, 1813 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis madreporae Gunnerus, 1768 (unaccepted, nomen dubium, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis magalhaensis (Kinberg, 1866) (unaccepted, superseded recombination)
Species Nereis malayana Horst, 1889 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis margaritacea Leach, 1816 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis marioni [auct. misspelling for 'marionii'] (unaccepted, misspelling of superseded original combination)
Species Nereis marionii Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis massiliensis Moquin-Tandon, 1869 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis mediator Chamberlin, 1918 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis megalops (Verrill, 1873) (unaccepted, superseded subsequent recombination)
Species Nereis megodon Quatrefages, 1866 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis microphthalma Hansen, 1882 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis mictodonta Marenzeller, 1879 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis minor Hansen, 1882 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis mirabilis (Kinberg, 1865) (unaccepted, superseded recombination)
Species Nereis moroccensis Amoureux, 1976 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis mossambica Day, 1957 (unaccepted, superseded alternate representation of original combination)
Species Nereis nanciae Day, 1949 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis neozealanica [auct. nomen nudum] (unaccepted > nomen nudum, lapsus in text listing by Knox)
Species Nereis nigriceps [auct. misspelling for 'nigripes'] (unaccepted, incorrect subsequent spelling)
Species Nereis nigripes Ehlers, 1868 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis nigropunctata Horst, 1889 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis noctiluca Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, synonymized although the senior name)
Species Nereis norvegica Linnaeus, 1767 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis notomacula Treadwell, 1914 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis nubila (Savigny, 1822) (unaccepted, superseded recombination)
Species Nereis obscura Hansen, 1882 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis oliveirae Horst, 1889 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis olympia Blainville, 1825 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis operta Stimpson, 1856 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis oxypoda Marenzeller, 1879 (unaccepted, superseded alternate combination)
Species Nereis pachychaeta (Fauvel, 1918) (unaccepted, superseded recombination)
Species Nereis pacifica Quatrefages, 1866 (unaccepted, New name)
Species Nereis parabifida Hutchings & Turvey, 1982 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis parthenopeia Delle Chiaje, 1828 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis parva Dalyell, 1853 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis patagonica McIntosh, 1885 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis paucidentata Moore, 1903 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis pectinata Sowerby, 1806 (unaccepted, suppressed for priority by ICZN Opinion 1225)
Species Nereis pennata Müller, 1776 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis pennata [NOT Müller, 1776; usage of Parfitt, 1866] (unaccepted, MS name of Montagu, mentioned in synonymy)
Species Nereis peritonealis Claparède, 1868 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis phasma Dalyell, 1853 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis phosphorans Ehrenberg, 1835 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis phosphorescens Quatrefages, 1866 (unaccepted > nomen nudum, name only, no description)
Species Nereis pinnigera Montagu, 1808 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis polyodonta Schmarda, 1861 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis prismatica O.F. Müller, 1776 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis prolifera O.F. Müller, 1788 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis pseudoneanthes Hartman, 1936 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis pseudonereis Hartman, 1940 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis punctata Müller, 1788 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis pusilla Müller in Fabricius, 1780 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis pusilla Moore, 1903 (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior primary homonym of O.F. Müller, 1776)
Species Nereis reducta Southern, 1921 (unaccepted, superseded combination with original nominal subgeneric rank abandoned)
Species Nereis regia Quatrefages, 1850 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis reibischi Heinen, 1911 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis remex Dalyell, 1853 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis renalis Johnston, 1840 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis retrodentata Quatrefages, 1866 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis reynaudi Quatrefages, 1866 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis robusta Kinberg, 1865 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis rosea Fabricius, 1780 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis rubicunda Ehlers, 1868 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis rubro-annulata Grube, 1870 (unaccepted > nomen nudum, non-existent Claparède name mentioned by Grube in text flow)
Species Nereis rudolphi Delle Chiaje, 1828 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis ruficeps Ehlers, 1904 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis sakhalinensis Okuda, 1935 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis sanguinea Montagu, 1813 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis sarsii Rathke, 1843 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis schmardaei (Quatrefages, 1866) (unaccepted, superseded combination of synonym)
Species Nereis scolopendrina Blainville, 1825 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis scolopendroides Delle Chiaje, 1827 (unaccepted)
Species Nereis seticornis Linnaeus, 1767 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis seurati (Gravier, 1905) (unaccepted, superseded subsequent combination)
Species Nereis sextentaculata Delle Chiaje, 1828 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis shishidoi Izuka, 1912 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Nereis singularis Wesenberg-Lund, 1949 (unaccepted, subjective synonym, junior homonym)
Species Nereis singularis Treadwell, 1943 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis sorex Leach in Johnston, 1865 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis southerni Abdel-Moez & Humphries, 1955 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis spinifera Treadwell, 1929 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis splendida (Lamarck, 1818) (unaccepted, superseded subsequent combination)
Species Nereis splendida [auct. attributed to Blainville, 1825] (unaccepted, error for Blainville's intended Nereis clava)
Species Nereis squamosa Delle Chiaje, 1827 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis stellifera Müller in Linnaeus, 1788 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis stimpsonis Grube, 1866 (unaccepted, rank variant of subjective synonym)
Species Nereis subulicola Leach in Johnston, 1865 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis succinea Leuckart, 1847 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis taurica Grube, 1850 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis teticola Delle Chiaje, 1828 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis thompsoni Kott, 1951 (unaccepted, alternate representation of subjective synonym)
Species Nereis tredecimdentata Kinberg, 1865 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis tricolor Johnston, 1865 (unaccepted > nomen nudum, created by a museum label transcription error for Nereis iricolor)
Species Nereis tridentata Webster, 1879 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis trifasciata Grube, 1878 (unaccepted, superseded original combination, disused subgenus abandoned)
Species Nereis tubicola Müller, 1776 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis typhla Monro, 1930 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis uncinata Ehlers, 1908 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis unifasciata Willey, 1905 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis valentina Blainville, 1825 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis vallata Grube, 1857 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis vancaurica Ehlers, 1868 (unaccepted, superseded original combination (a replacement name for N. languida Grube))
Species Nereis variegata Grube, 1857 (unaccepted, alternate representation of original Nereis (Nereilepas) variegata)
Species Nereis verrucosa Müller, 1776 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis versicolor Gmelin in Linnaeus, 1788 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis versicolor [misspelling for diversicolor] (unaccepted, Lapsus. Subsequent misspelling for original 'diversicolor')
Species Nereis virens Sars, 1835 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis viridis Linnaeus, 1767 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis viridis Johnston, 1840 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis vitabunda Pflugfelder, 1933 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis vittata Delle Chiaje, 1828 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis willey [auct. misspelling] (unaccepted, misspelling for willeyi)
Species Nereis willeyi Day, 1934 (unaccepted, superseded original combination of replacement name)
Species Nereis yankiana Quatrefages, 1866 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis zostericola Örsted, 1843 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis gilchristi Day, 1967 (alternative representation)
Species Nereis heterodonta (Schmarda, 1861) (alternative representation)
Subgenus Nereis (Nereilepas) [auct. misspelling for Nereilepa] (uncertain > nomen dubium)
1. Species Nereis (Nereilepas) brevicirris Grube, 1866 accepted as Perinereis vallata (Grube, 1857) (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded subsequent combination of subjective synonym)
2. Species Nereis (Nereilepas) callaona Grube, 1857 accepted as Nereis callaona Grube, 1857 (superseded original combination with disused subgenus)
3. Species Nereis (Nereilepas) fucata (Savigny, 1822) accepted as Neanthes fucata (Savigny, 1822) (superseded subsequent combination)
4. Species Nereis (Nereilepas) parallelogramma Claparède, 1868 accepted as Nereis splendida Grube, 1840 (subjective synonym)
5. Species Nereis (Nereilepas) stimpsonis Grube, 1866 accepted as Pseudonereis podocirra (Schmarda, 1861) (subjective synonym)
6. Species Nereis (Nereilepas) variegata Grube, 1857 accepted as Pseudonereis variegata (Grube, 1857) (superseded original combination)
Species Nereis articulata Ehlers, 1887 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, indeterminable from damaged type and original description)
Species Nereis bifrons O.F. Müller, 1786 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Nereis caerulea Linnaeus, 1758 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, indeterminable from description)
Species Nereis cagliari Kinberg, 1865 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, indeterminable fide Hartman, 1948)
Species Nereis chlorodes Blanchard in Gay, 1849 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, indeterminable from description, no type)
Species Nereis contorta Dalyell, 1853 (uncertain > nomen dubium, Indeterminable spionid, not a nereidid)
Species Nereis corniculata O.F. Müller, 1788 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Nereis cylindraria Pallas, 1766 (uncertain > nomen dubium, suppressed (ICZN) nominal parent of Nereis cylindraria belgica)
Species Nereis debilis Grube, 1857 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, no type, indeterminable from description (Villalobos-Guerrero et al, 2022))
Species Nereis delicatula Blanchard in Gay, 1849 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, indeterminable from description)
Species Nereis fusifera Quatrefages, 1866 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, indeterminable from description?)
Species Nereis gayi Blanchard in Gay, 1849 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, indeterminable fide Reish, 1954)
Species Nereis gracilis Webster, 1884 (uncertain > nomen dubium, permanently unavailable unreplaced junior primary homonym)
Species Nereis hemprichii Grube, 1873 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, replacement name for Nereis fasciata, genus uncertain, possibly Composetia)
Species Nereis languida Kinberg, 1865 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, indeterminable fide Augener, 1922)
Species Nereis longissima (Savigny, 1822) (uncertain > nomen dubium, unused, perhaps nomen oblitum)
Species Nereis maculosa Renier, 1804 (uncertain > nomen dubium, rejected publication, ICZN 316)
Species Nereis mendax Stimpson, 1856 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, indeterminable, type possibly lost)
Species Nereis minima Lamarck, 1801 (uncertain > nomen dubium, unnecessary name created as a synonym)
Species Nereis mollis Linnaeus, 1761 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, indeterminable from description)
Species Nereis monoceros Dalyell, 1853 (uncertain > nomen dubium, indeterminable syllid, not a nereidid)
Species Nereis mucronata Viviani, 1805 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Nereis ochotica Grube, 1851 (uncertain > nomen dubium, Indeterminable)
Species Nereis pectinata Dalyell, 1853 (uncertain > nomen dubium, Not Polychaeta, perhaps Copepoda)
Species Nereis picteti Malaquin & Dehorne, 1907 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Nereis radiata Viviani, 1805 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Nereis reducta Hartmann-Schröder, 1960 (uncertain > nomen dubium, junior primary homonym)
Species Nereis robusta Quatrefages, 1866 (uncertain > nomen dubium, unreplaced junior primary homonym to Nereis robusta Kinberg, 1865)
Species Nereis scolopendroides Hansen, 1882 (uncertain > nomen dubium, unreplaced junior homonym, and based on two taxa)
Species Nereis sertularias Ehrenberg, 1835 (uncertain > nomen dubium, confused use of a comment by Linnaeus)
Species Nereis teres Dalyell, 1853 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, indeterminable glycerid)
Species Nereis variegata Renier, 1804 (uncertain > nomen dubium, rejected publication, thus an unavailable name)

Environment

marine, brackish, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Grammatical gender

feminine

Original description

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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(of Nereis (Nereis) Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors

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Type data

Note Type species Nereis pelagica Linnaeus 1758 in...

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Type species Type species Nereis pelagica Linnaeus 1758 in Fauchald, 1977<246>. [details]

Descriptive notes

Etymology Believed to be named after the name of the nymphs in Greek mythology. The Nereids (Greek: Νηρηΐδες Nereides, sg....

Etymology Believed to be named after the name of the nymphs in Greek mythology. The Nereids (Greek: Νηρηΐδες Nereides, sg. Νηρηΐς Nereis) are sea nymphs, female spirits of sea waters, the 50 daughters of Nereus and Doris [source: Wikipedia] [details]

Taxonomic citation

Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Nereis Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129379 on 2025-05-29

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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Bellan, Gérard

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Vanden Berghe, Edward

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Decock, Wim

2008-03-26 11:36:43Z

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Fauchald, Kristian

2011-05-15 21:14:46Z

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Read, Geoffrey

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Read, Geoffrey

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Gil, João

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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original description (of Nereis (Nereis) Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors

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original description (of Heteronereis Örsted, 1843) Örsted, Anders Sandoe. (1843). Grönlands Annulata dorsibranchiata. Det Kongelige Danske videnskabernes selskabs. Naturvidenskabelige og mathematiske afhandlinger. 10 (series 4): 153-216. 8 plates., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13597198
page(s): 174 [details]

original description (of Lycoris Lamarck, 1818) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1818). Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres. Tome cinquième, 612 pp. Paris, Deterville/Verdière. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12886879
page(s): 310, 311-312 [details]

original description (of Thoosa Kinberg, 1865) Kinberg, J.G.H. (1865). Annulata nova. [Continuatio.]. Öfversigt af Königlich Vetenskapsakademiens förhandlingar, Stockholm. 22(2): 167-179., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32339443
page(s): 172 [details]

original description (of Naumachius Kinberg, 1865) Kinberg, J.G.H. (1865). Annulata nova. [Continuatio.]. Öfversigt af Königlich Vetenskapsakademiens förhandlingar, Stockholm. 22(2): 167-179., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32339443
page(s): 176 [details]

original description (of Johnstonia Quatrefages, 1850) Quatrefages, Armand de. (1850). Études sur les types inférieurs de l'embranchement des annelés. Mémoire sur le système nerveux des annélides proprement dites. Annales des sciences naturelles, Paris. Série 3, 14: 329-398, plates 6-10., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13433776
page(s): 350; note: description of the nervous system only of a new nereid [details]

original description (of Nereis (Heteronereis) Örsted, 1842) Örsted, A.S. (1842). Udtog af en Beskrivelse af Grönlands Annulata dorsibranchiata. Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift, Köbenhavn. 4: 109-127., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2322860
page(s): 115 [details]

basis of record Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS) [details]

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Gravina, Maria Flavia; Lezzi, Marco; Bonifazi, Andrea; Giangrande, Adriana. (2015). The genus Nereis L., 1758 (Polychaeta, Nereididae); state of the art for identification of Mediterranean species. Atti della Società Toscana di Scienze Naturali, Memorie. (serie B) 122, 147- 164., available online at https://doi.org/10.2424/ASTSN.M.2015.13 [details] Available for editors

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Identification resource

identification resource Ramírez-Hernández, Adriana; Hernández-Alcántara, Pablo; Solís-Weiss, Vivianne. (2015). Nereis alacranensis, a new species of polychaete (Annelida, Nereididae) from Alacranes Reef, southern Gulf of Mexico, with a key to Nereis from the Grand Caribbean. Zootaxa. 4012(1): 156-166., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4012.1.8
page(s): 163; note: Key to Grand Caribbean species of Nereis [details]

Other

additional source Day, J. H. (1967). [Errantia] A monograph on the Polychaeta of Southern Africa. Part 1. Errantia. British Museum (Natural History), London. pp. vi, 1–458, xxix., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8596 [details]

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. [Book chapter]. 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 Georgieva, Magdalena N.; Wiklund, Helena; Ramos, Dino A.; Neal, Lenka; Glasby, Christopher J.; Gunton, Laetitia M. (2023). The annelid community of a natural deep-sea whale fall off eastern Australia. Records of the Australian Museum. 75(3): 167-213., available online at https://journals.australian.museum/georgieva-2023-rec-aust-mus-753-167213/
page(s): 189, figure 17; note: Un-named Nereis recorded (with molecular data) from Whale skull & vertebrae off Byron Bay, NSW, Australia, beam trawl, start: 28.05°S 154.08°E, 999 m, end: 28.10°S 154.08°E, 1013 m [details] Available for editors

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additional source 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]