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WoRMS name detailsNereis sanguinea Montagu, 1813
 155043 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:155043)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
marine,
recent only
Montagu, G. (1813). Descriptions of several new or rare animals, principally marine, discovered on the south coast of Devonshire. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 11(1): 1–26, pls. 1–5., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/756542
page(s): 20, plate 3, fig. 1 [details] 
Neotype BM BMNH 1867.1.7.24, geounit Manche
Neotype BM BMNH 1867.1.7.24, geounit Manche [details] From editor or global species database
Type locality Original type locality Devon (= Devonshire) South Coast, England. Montagu has no comments for this species on where on the Devon coast the collections were made, although he occasionally mentions locations for species. Devon localities of Kingsbridge Estuary, Milton, and Salcomb are mentioned for other taxa. The coast at and near Kingsbridge Estuary was Montagu's home territory as he lived at Knowle house, near Kingsbridge. Hutchings & Karageorgopoulos (2003) state that the original type locality was Cornwall, but this is not supported by Montagu's text. They designated a neotype from material from off Polpero, Cornwall, 50.3278, -4.5125. As this location is in the adjacent County the difference for the purpose is immaterial, but it is puzzling why they misrepresent Montagu (1813) as indicating the locality was in Cornwall. Cornwall is not part of Devon. [details]
Etymology Not stated by Montagu, but Nereis sanguinea is likely named after the blood-red gills "giving the animal a beautiful...
Etymology Not stated by Montagu, but Nereis sanguinea is likely named after the blood-red gills "giving the animal a beautiful appearance". [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Nereis sanguinea Montagu, 1813. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=155043 on 2025-05-12
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Nomenclatureoriginal description
Montagu, G. (1813). Descriptions of several new or rare animals, principally marine, discovered on the south coast of Devonshire. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 11(1): 1–26, pls. 1–5., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/756542 page(s): 20, plate 3, fig. 1 [details] Taxonomysource of synonymy
Quatrefages, A. de. (1866 (1865)). Histoire naturelle des Annelés marins et d'eau douce. Annélides et Géphyriens. <em>Librarie Encyclopédique de Roret. Paris.</em> <b>Volume 1.</b> 1-588., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=FV9IAAAAYAAJ page(s): 332; note: earlier recognised as a Eunice. Quatrefages gives it a new genus [details] Otheradditional source
Hutchings, P.; Karageorgopoulos, P. (2003). Designation of a neotype of <i>Marphysa sanguinea</i> (Montagu, 1813) and a description of a new species of <i>Marphysa</i> from eastern Australia. <em>Hydrobiologia.</em> 496(1-3): 87-94., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1026124310552
note: Neotype from Polpero, Cornwall (Montagu collected mainly in Devon) [details] Available for editors  [request]additional source Hutchings, P.; Glasby, C.J.; Wijnhoven, S. (2012). Note on additional diagnostic characters for Marphysa sanguinea (Montagu, 1813) (Annelida: Eunicida: Eunicidae), a recently introduced species in the Netherlands. Aquatic Invasions 7(2): 277-282., available online at http://www.aquaticinvasions.net/2012/AI_2012_2_Hutchings_etal.pdf [details]  Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Neotype BM BMNH 1867.1.7.24, geounit Manche [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Not stated by Montagu, but Nereis sanguinea is likely named after the blood-red gills "giving the animal a beautiful appearance". [details]Publication date Fide Raphael (1970) issue publication date is 1813, oddly two years in advance of the 1815 cover date. [details] Type locality Original type locality Devon (= Devonshire) South Coast, England. Montagu has no comments for this species on where on the Devon coast the collections were made, although he occasionally mentions locations for species. Devon localities of Kingsbridge Estuary, Milton, and Salcomb are mentioned for other taxa. The coast at and near Kingsbridge Estuary was Montagu's home territory as he lived at Knowle house, near Kingsbridge. Hutchings & Karageorgopoulos (2003) state that the original type locality was Cornwall, but this is not supported by Montagu's text. They designated a neotype from material from off Polpero, Cornwall, 50.3278, -4.5125. As this location is in the adjacent County the difference for the purpose is immaterial, but it is puzzling why they misrepresent Montagu (1813) as indicating the locality was in Cornwall. Cornwall is not part of Devon. [details] |
