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Nereis Linnaeus, 1758

AphiaID

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

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Nereis pelagica Linnaeus, 1758 (type by subsequent designation)

Typetaxon of

Nereidinae Blainville, 1818

Parent

Nereidinae Blainville, 1818

Orig. 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 (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)

Subgenus Nereis (Herfriedia) Holly, 1935

» Species Nereis (Herfriedia) waikikiensis Holly, 1935

Subgenus Nereis (Heteronereis)

  » Species Nereis (Heteronereis) brevicirris Grube, 1866 accepted as Perinereis brevicirris (Grube, 1866) (superseded original combination)
  » Species Nereis (Heteronereis) caeruleis Hoagland, 1920 accepted as Perinereis caeruleis (Hoagland, 1920) (superseded original combination)
  » Species Nereis (Heteronereis) pannosa Grube, 1857 accepted as Nereis pannosa Grube, 1857 (superseded original combination with disused subgenus)

Subgenus Nereis (Neonereis) Holly, 1935

» Species Nereis (Neonereis) hawaiiensis Holly, 1935
» Species Nereis (Neonereis) nigroaciculata Holly, 1935

Subgenus Nereis (Nephthys)
Subgenus Nereis (Pseudonereis)

  » Species Nereis (Pseudonereis) anomala (Gravier, 1899) accepted as Pseudonereis anomala Gravier, 1899 (superseded subsequent recombination)
  » Species Nereis (Pseudonereis) rottnestiana Augener, 1913 accepted as Pseudonereis rottnestiana (Augener, 1913) (superseded original combination)
  » Species Nereis (Pseudonereis) trimaculata Horst, 1924 accepted as Pseudonereis trimaculata (Horst, 1924) (superseded original combination)

  » Species Nereis (Alitta) agnesiae Augener, 1918 accepted as Neanthes agnesiae (Augener, 1918) (superseded original combination)
  » Species Nereis (Alitta) oxypoda Marenzeller, 1879 accepted as Nectoneanthes oxypoda (Marenzeller, 1879) (superseded original combination)
  » 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)

  » Species Nereis (Eunereis) elitoralis Eliason, 1962 accepted as Eunereis elitoralis (Eliason, 1962) (superseded recombination with subgeneric attribution)
  » Species Nereis (Eunereis) hardyi Monro, 1930 accepted as Eunereis patagonica (McIntosh, 1885) (subjective synonym)
  » Species Nereis (Eunereis) longipes Hartman, 1936 accepted as Eunereis longipes (Hartman, 1936) (superseded original combination)
  » Species Nereis (Eunereis) longissima Johnston, 1840 accepted as Eunereis longissima (Johnston, 1840) (superseded original combination with subgeneric attribution)
  » Species Nereis (Eunereis) marri Monro, 1939 accepted as Eunereis marri (Monro, 1939) (superseded original combination)
  » 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)

» Species Nereis (Hediste) diversicolor O.F. Müller, 1776 accepted as Hediste diversicolor (O.F. Müller, 1776) (superseded subsequent combination with disused subgenus)

Subgenus Nereis (Leonnates) Kinberg, 1865 accepted as Leonnates Kinberg, 1865 (superseded subsequent combination)

  » Species Nereis (Leonnates) ehlersi Augener, 1913 accepted as Australonereis ehlersi (Augener, 1913) (superseded original combination)
  » 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)
  » 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)

  » Species Nereis (Leptonereis) acuta Treadwell, 1923 accepted as Laeonereis acuta (Treadwell, 1923) (superseded original combination)
  » Species Nereis (Leptonereis) cebuensis Grube, 1878 accepted as Platynereis cebuensis (Grube, 1878) (superseded original combination)
  » Species Nereis (Leptonereis) distorta Treadwell, 1936 accepted as Tylorrhynchus heterochetus (Quatrefages, 1866) (subjective synonym)
  » Species Nereis (Leptonereis) glauca Claparède, 1870 accepted as Websterinereis glauca (Claparède, 1870) (superseded original combination)
  » Species Nereis (Leptonereis) inermis Hoagland, 1920 accepted as Kinberginereis inermis (Hoagland, 1920) (superseded original combination)
  » 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)

» 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)

  » Species Nereis (Lycoris) abnormis Horst, 1924 accepted as Platynereis abnormis (Horst, 1924) (superseded original combination)
  » Species Nereis (Lycoris) abyssicola Horst, 1924 accepted as Nereis abyssicola Horst, 1924 (superseded original combination with disused subgenus)
  » Species Nereis (Lycoris) anchylochaeta Horst, 1924 accepted as Neanthes pachychaeta (Fauvel, 1918) (subjective synonym)
  » Species Nereis (Lycoris) badiotorquata Grube, 1878 accepted as Nereis badiotorquata (Grube, 1878) (superseded original combination)
  » Species Nereis (Lycoris) baliensis Horst, 1924 accepted as Nereis baliensis Horst, 1924 (superseded original combination with disused subgenus)
  » Species Nereis (Lycoris) batjanensis Horst, 1924 accepted as Nereis batjanensis Horst, 1924 (superseded original combination with disused subgenus)
  » Species Nereis (Lycoris) buitendijki Horst, 1919 accepted as Nereis buitendijki Horst, 1919 (superseded subgeneric recombination)
  » Species Nereis (Lycoris) cricognatha Ehlers, 1904 accepted as Neanthes cricognatha (Ehlers, 1904) (superseded subgeneric recombination)
  » Species Nereis (Lycoris) crucifera Grube, 1878 accepted as Neanthes crucifera (Grube, 1878) (superseded original combination)
  » Species Nereis (Lycoris) ehlersiana Grube, 1878 accepted as Nereis ehlersiana (Grube, 1878) (invalid due to homonymy, also superseded original combination)
  » Species Nereis (Lycoris) gisserana Horst, 1924 accepted as Neanthes gisserana (Horst, 1924) (superseded original combination)
  » Species Nereis (Lycoris) heteromorpha Horst, 1924 accepted as Nereis heteromorpha Horst, 1924 (superseded original combination with disused subgenus)
  » Species Nereis (Lycoris) larseni Monro, 1926 accepted as Neanthes kerguelensis (McIntosh, 1885) (subjective synonym)
  » Species Nereis (Lycoris) masalacensis Grube, 1878 accepted as Neanthes masalacensis (Grube, 1878) (superseded original combination)
  » Species Nereis (Lycoris) nouhuysi Horst, 1918 accepted as Nereis nouhuysi Horst, 1918 (superseded subgeneric recombination)
  » Species Nereis (Lycoris) onychophora Horst, 1918 accepted as Nereis onychophora Horst, 1918 (superseded recombination with disused subgenus)
  » Species Nereis (Lycoris) pelagica Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Nereis pelagica Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded recombination with disused subgenus)
  » Species Nereis (Lycoris) quatrefagesi Grube, 1878 accepted as Perinereis quatrefagesi (Grube, 1878) (superseded original combination)
  » Species Nereis (Lycoris) semperiana Grube, 1878 accepted as Nereis semperiana (Grube, 1878) (superseded original combination)
  » Species Nereis (Lycoris) sumbawensis Horst, 1924 accepted as Nereis sumbawensis Horst, 1924 (superseded original combination with disused subgenus)
  » Species Nereis (Lycoris) trifasciata Grube, 1878 accepted as Neanthes trifasciata (Grube, 1878) (superseded original combination)
  » Species Nereis (Lycoris) tydemani Horst, 1924 accepted as Nereis tydemani Horst, 1924 (superseded original combination with disused subgenus)
  » Species Nereis (Lycoris) unifasciata Willey, 1905 accepted as Neanthes unifasciata (Willey, 1905) (superseded subgeneric recombination)
  » 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)

Subgenus Nereis (Neanthioides) Rioja, 1918 accepted as Neanthes Kinberg, 1865 (subjective synonym)

» 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)

» Species Nereis (Nephtys) lineata Dalyell, 1853 accepted as Nephtys caeca (Fabricius, 1780) (superseded original combination)
» 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)

Subgenus Nereis (Perinereis) Kinberg, 1865 accepted as Perinereis Kinberg, 1865 (superseded subsequent rank change)

Subgenus Nereis (Platynereis) (Kinberg, 1865) accepted as Platynereis Kinberg, 1865 (superseded recombination to subgenus)

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 aphroditioides 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 cultrifera (Grube, 1840) (subjective synonym)
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 Fabricius, 1780 accepted as Nephtys caeca (Fabricius, 1780)
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 variegata (Grube, 1857) (subjective synonym)
Species Nereis conchilega Pallas, 1766 accepted as Lanice conchilega (Pallas, 1766) (basionym)
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, 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, 1923) (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 elitoralis Eliason, 1962 accepted as Eunereis elitoralis (Eliason, 1962) (superseded original combination)
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 (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 Fabricius, 1780 (unaccepted, basionym)
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)
Species Nereis indica Kinberg, 1865 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis iricolor Montagu, 1804 (unaccepted, synonym)
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 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 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 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 pinnigera Montagu, 1808 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
Species Nereis polyodonta Schmarda, 1861 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
Species Nereis prismatica O.F. Müller, 1776 (unaccepted)
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 rolasiensis Augener, 1918 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
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, 1828 (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, subjective synonym)
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 Leach in Johnston, 1865 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
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, basionym)
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 (alternate representation)
Species Nereis heterodonta (Schmarda, 1861) (alternate representation)

Subgenus Nereis (Nereilepas) [auct. misspelling for Nereilepa] (uncertain > nomen dubium)

  » Species Nereis (Nereilepas) callaona Grube, 1857 accepted as Nereis callaona Grube, 1857 (superseded original combination with disused subgenus)
  » Species Nereis (Nereilepas) fucata (Savigny, 1822) accepted as Neanthes fucata (Savigny, 1822) (superseded subsequent combination)
  » Species Nereis (Nereilepas) parallelogramma Claparède, 1868 accepted as Nereis splendida Grube, 1840 (subjective synonym)
  » Species Nereis (Nereilepas) stimpsonis Grube, 1866 accepted as Pseudonereis podocirra (Schmarda, 1861) (subjective synonym)
  » 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 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 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 maculosa Renier, 1804 (uncertain > nomen dubium, rejected publication, ICZN 316)
Species Nereis mendax Stimpson, 1856 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, indeterminable, type possibly lost)
Species Nereis mollis Linnaeus, 1761 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, indeterminable from description)
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 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 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. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. , 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. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. , 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...

From other sources

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.) (2023). 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 2023-05-31

Taxonomic edit history

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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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Bellan, Gérard

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Vanden Berghe, Edward

2008-03-04 06:49:09Z

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Decock, Wim

2008-03-26 11:36:43Z

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Fauchald, Kristian

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Read, Geoffrey

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Read, Geoffrey

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Gil, João

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original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 654 [details] Available for editors

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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. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. , 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. (1818). [volume 5 of] Histoire naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres, préséntant les caractères généraux et particuliers de ces animaux, leur distribution, leurs classes, leurs familles, leurs genres, et la citation des principales espèces qui s'y rapportent; precedes d'une Introduction offrant la determination des caracteres essentiels de l'Animal, sa distinction du vegetal et desautres corps naturels, enfin, l'Exposition des Principes fondamentaux de la Zoologie. Paris, Deterville. vol 5: 612 pp., 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]

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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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]

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]

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]

Present

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Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

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Grammatical gender Feminine. Linnaeus used feminine adjective 'pelagica' for the type species name. [details]

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Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]

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

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To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA) (from synonym Lycoris Lamarck, 1818)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA) (from synonym Thoosa Kinberg, 1865)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA) (from synonym Johnstonia Quatrefages, 1850)
To Genbank (from synonym Lycoris Lamarck, 1818)
To Genbank
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 23959 Specimen-1)
To The Arctic Traits Database (20 traits)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 098054)
To ITIS


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