WoRMS name details
Nereis (Heteronereis) Örsted, 1842
326115 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:326115)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (subjective synonym; to Nereis, but metamorphosed adults of various genera)
Subgenus
none (type not designated)
- Species Nereis (Heteronereis) arctica Örsted, 1842 accepted as Nereis pelagica Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, subjective synonym)
- Species Nereis (Heteronereis) assimilis Örsted, 1842 accepted as Nereis pelagica Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, subjective synonym)
- Species Nereis (Heteronereis) brevicirris Grube, 1866 accepted as Perinereis vallata (Grube, 1857) (subjective synonym)
- Species Nereis (Heteronereis) caeruleis Hoagland, 1920 accepted as Perinereis caeruleis (Hoagland, 1920) (superseded original combination)
- Species Nereis (Heteronereis) grandifolia Rathke, 1843 accepted as Nereis pelagica Linnaeus, 1758 (superseded subsequent combination with disused subgenus of subjective synonym)
- Species Nereis (Heteronereis) heteropoda Chamisso & Eysenhardt, 1821 accepted as Nereis heteropoda Chamisso & Eysenhardt, 1821 (superseded subsequent combination with disused subgenus)
- Species Nereis (Heteronereis) pannosa Grube, 1857 accepted as Nereis pannosa Grube, 1857 (superseded original combination with disused subgenus)
- Species Nereis (Heteronereis) paradoxa Örsted, 1842 accepted as Eunereis longissima (Johnston, 1840) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, perhaps nomen dubium but synonymised by Johnston, 1865)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Örsted, A.S. (1842). Udtog af en Beskrivelse af Grönlands Annulata dorsibranchiata. <em>Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift, Köbenhavn.</em> 4: 109-127., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2322860
page(s): 115 [details]
page(s): 115 [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Nereis (Heteronereis) Örsted, 1842. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=326115 on 2026-01-14
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Nomenclature
original description
Örsted, A.S. (1842). Udtog af en Beskrivelse af Grönlands Annulata dorsibranchiata. <em>Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift, Köbenhavn.</em> 4: 109-127., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2322860
page(s): 115 [details]
basis of record Fauchald, K. (2007). World Register of Polychaeta. , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta [details]
page(s): 115 [details]
basis of record Fauchald, K. (2007). World Register of Polychaeta. , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta [details]
