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Nereis Linnaeus, 1758

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

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Annelida (Phylum)
  4. Polychaeta (Class)
  5. Errantia (Subclass)
  6. Phyllodocida (Order)
  7. Nereidiformia (Suborder)
  8. Nereididae (Family)
  9. Nereidinae (Subfamily)
  10. Nereis (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Nereis pelagica Linnaeus, 1758 (type by subsequent designation)
Nereidinae Blainville, 1818
Nereidinae Blainville, 1818
Nereis (Heteronereis) Örsted, 1842 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (subjective synonym; to Nereis,...)  
subjective synonym; to Nereis, but metamorphosed adults of various genera
Nereis (Nereis) Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (currently disused nominal subgenus)

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  1. Subgenus Nereis (Herfriedia) Holly, 1935
    1. Species Nereis (Herfriedia) waikikiensis Holly, 1935
  2. Subgenus Nereis (Neonereis) Holly, 1935
    1. Species Nereis (Neonereis) hawaiiensis Holly, 1935
    2. Species Nereis (Neonereis) nigroaciculata Holly, 1935
  3. Subgenus Nereis (Pseudonereis)
    1. Species Nereis abbreviata Holly, 1935
    2. Species Nereis abyssa Imajima, 2009
    3. Species Nereis abyssicola Stimpson, 1853
    4. Species Nereis abyssicola Horst, 1924 (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, junior homonym of Nereis abyssicola Stimpson, 1853)
    5. Species Nereis acustris Linnaeus, 1767
    6. Species Nereis aegyptia (Savigny in Lamarck, 1818)
    7. Species Nereis alacranensis Ramírez--Hernández, Hernández-Alcántara & Solís-Weiss, 2015
    8. Species Nereis allenae Pettibone, 1956
    9. Species Nereis ambigua Treadwell, 1937
    10. Species Nereis amoyensis (Treadwell, 1936)
    11. Species Nereis angelensis Fauchald, 1972
    12. Species Nereis angusta (Kinberg, 1865)
    13. Species Nereis angusticollis Kinberg, 1865
    14. Species Nereis annularis Blainville, 1818
    15. Species Nereis anoculepitoka Bergamo, Carrerette, Shimabukuro, Santos & Sumida, 2023
    16. Species Nereis anoculis Hartman, 1960
    17. Species Nereis anoculopsis Fauchald, 1972
    18. Species Nereis anodonta Schmarda, 1861
    19. Species Nereis antipoda Knox, 1960
    20. Species Nereis apalie Wilson, 1985
    21. Species Nereis arroyensis Treadwell, 1901
    22. Species Nereis augeneri Gravier & Dantan, 1934
    23. Species Nereis badiotorquata (Grube, 1878)
    24. Species Nereis baliensis Horst, 1924
    25. Species Nereis baolingi de León-González & Solís-Weiss, 2000
    26. Species Nereis batjanensis Horst, 1924
    27. Species Nereis bifida Hutchings & Turvey, 1982
    28. Species Nereis bipartita (Bobretzky, 1868)
    29. Species Nereis blainvillei Delle Chiaje, 1828
    30. Species Nereis broa Lana & Sovierzoski, 1987
    31. Species Nereis buitendijki Horst, 1919
    32. Species Nereis caecoides Hartman, 1965
    33. Species Nereis calamus Renier, 1804
    34. Species Nereis callaona Grube, 1857
    35. Species Nereis caparti Fauvel, 1953
    36. Species Nereis casoae Leon-Gonzalez & Solis-Weiss, 2001
    37. Species Nereis castelnaui Quatrefages, 1866
    38. Species Nereis caudipunctata (Grube, 1857)
    39. Species Nereis caymanensis Fauchald, 1977
    40. Species Nereis chrysocephala Pallas, 1788
    41. Species Nereis cirrhigera Viviani, 1805
    42. Species Nereis cirriseta Hutchings & Turvey, 1982
    43. Species Nereis cockburnensis Augener, 1913
    44. Species Nereis confusa Conde-Vela & Salazar-Vallejo, 2015
    45. Species Nereis corallina Kinberg, 1865
    46. Species Nereis cornuta Quatrefages, 1866
    47. Species Nereis costaricaensis Dean, 2001
    48. Species Nereis coutieri Gravier, 1899
    49. Species Nereis crassa Gmelin in Linnaeus, 1788
    50. Species Nereis crocea Renier, 1804
    51. Species Nereis cuprea (Schmarda, 1861)
    52. Species Nereis dakarensis Fauvel, 1951
    53. Species Nereis dayana Sun & Shen in Sun, Wu & Shen, 1978
    54. Species Nereis delli Knox, 1960
    55. Species Nereis denhamensis Augener, 1913
    56. Species Nereis dhritiae Pradhan, Villalobos-Guerrero & Mohapatra, 2025
    57. Species Nereis donghaiensis He & Wu, 1988
    58. Species Nereis dorsolobata Hartmann-Schröder, 1965
    59. Species Nereis eakini Hartman, 1936
    60. Species Nereis edentata Hadiyanto & Glasby, 2023
    61. Species Nereis edwardsii Delle Chiaje, 1828
    62. Species Nereis ehlersiana Grube, 1878 (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, homonym to Nereis (Ceratonereis) ehlersiana Claparède, 1870)
    63. Species Nereis ehrenbergi Grube, 1868
    64. Species Nereis elitoralis Eliason, 1962
    65. Species Nereis eugeniae (Kinberg, 1865)
    66. Species Nereis falcaria (Willey, 1905)
    67. Species Nereis fauchaldi Leon-Gonzalez & Diaz-Castaneda, 1998
    68. Species Nereis fauveli Gravier & Dantan, 1934
    69. Species Nereis filicaudata Fauvel, 1951
    70. Species Nereis foliosa Schmarda, 1861
    71. Species Nereis fossae Fauchald, 1972
    72. Species Nereis frontalis Bosc, 1802
    73. Species Nereis funchalensis (Langerhans, 1880)
    74. Species Nereis garwoodi González-Escalante & Salazar-Vallejo, 2003
    75. Species Nereis ghardaqae Hartmann-Schröder, 1960
    76. Species Nereis goajirana Augener, 1933
    77. Species Nereis granulata Day, 1957
    78. Species Nereis gravieri Fauvel, 1902
    79. Species Nereis grayi Pettibone, 1956
    80. Species Nereis grubei (Kinberg, 1865)
    81. Species Nereis guangdongensis Wu, Sun & Yang, 1981
    82. Species Nereis hainanica Khlebovich, 1963
    83. Species Nereis heirissonensis Augener, 1913
    84. Species Nereis heronensis Glasby, Nu-Wei & Gibb, 2013
    85. Species Nereis heterocirrata Treadwell, 1931
    86. Species Nereis heteromorpha Horst, 1924
    87. Species Nereis heteropoda Chamisso & Eysenhardt, 1821
    88. Species Nereis holochaeta Intes & Le Loeuff, 1975
    89. Species Nereis homogompha Rullier, 1972
    90. Species Nereis huanghaiensis Wu, Sun & Yang, 1981
    91. Species Nereis icosiensis Gravier & Dantan, 1928
    92. Species Nereis ignota Quatrefages, 1866
    93. Species Nereis imajimai Leon-Gonzalez & Diaz-Castaneda, 1998
    94. Species Nereis imbecillis Grube, 1840
    95. Species Nereis inflata Leon-Gonzalez & Solis-Weiss, 2001
    96. Species Nereis iris Stimpson, 1853
    97. Species Nereis izukai Okuda, 1939
    98. Species Nereis jacksoni Kinberg, 1865
    99. Species Nereis krebsii Grube, 1857
    100. Species Nereis lamellosa Ehlers, 1868
    101. Species Nereis latescens Chamberlin, 1919
    102. Species Nereis leuca Chamberlin, 1919
    103. Species Nereis ligulata Hilbig, 1992
    104. Species Nereis lineata Delle Chiaje, 1827
    105. Species Nereis lingulata Hilbig, 1992
    106. Species Nereis lithothamnica Annenkova, 1938
    107. Species Nereis litoralis Leach in Johnston, 1865
    108. Species Nereis lizardensis Glasby, Nu-Wei & Gibb, 2013
    109. Species Nereis longdongensis Hsueh, 2020
    110. Species Nereis longilingulis Monro, 1937
    111. Species Nereis longior Chlebovitsch & Wu, 1962
    112. Species Nereis longisetis McIntosh, 1885
    113. Species Nereis lucipeta Ehlers, 1908
    114. Species Nereis lunulata Ehlers, 1901
    115. Species Nereis macropis Ehlers, 1920
    116. Species Nereis margarita Montagu, 1804
    117. Species Nereis marginata Grube, 1857
    118. Species Nereis mariae Holly, 1935
    119. Species Nereis mariellae Bergamo, Carrerette, Shimabukuro, Santos & Sumida, 2023
    120. Species Nereis maxillodentata Hutchings & Turvey, 1982
    121. Species Nereis mendocinana Chamberlin, 1919
    122. Species Nereis mezianei Salazar-Vallejo, de León-González & Conde-Vela, 2021
    123. Species Nereis microcera Quatrefages, 1866
    124. Species Nereis monroi Reish, 1953
    125. Species Nereis mortenseni Augener, 1923
    126. Species Nereis multignatha Imajima & Hartman, 1964
    127. Species Nereis myersi Holly, 1935
    128. Species Nereis nancaurica Ehlers, 1904
    129. Species Nereis natans Hartman, 1936
    130. Species Nereis neoneanthes Hartman, 1948
    131. Species Nereis nichollsi Kott, 1951
    132. Species Nereis nouhuysi Horst, 1918
    133. Species Nereis nuwalianensis Hsueh, 2020
    134. Species Nereis obscura Gravier & Dantan, 1934
    135. Species Nereis occidentalis Hartman, 1945
    136. Species Nereis ockenii Delle Chiaje, 1828
    137. Species Nereis octentaculata Montagu, 1804
    138. Species Nereis oligohalina (Rioja, 1946)
    139. Species Nereis onychophora Horst, 1918
    140. Species Nereis otto Delle Chiaje, 1828
    141. Species Nereis ovarius Read, 1980
    142. Species Nereis panamensis Fauchald, 1977
    143. Species Nereis pannosa Grube, 1857
    144. Species Nereis paporae Hsueh, 2020
    145. Species Nereis paucignatha Hartman, 1940
    146. Species Nereis paulina Grube, 1867
    147. Species Nereis pelagica Linnaeus, 1758
    148. Species Nereis perivisceralis Claparède, 1868
    149. Species Nereis peroniensis Kott, 1951
    150. Species Nereis persica Fauvel, 1911
    151. Species Nereis peruviana Ehlers, 1868
    152. Species Nereis phyllophorus Ross, 1819
    153. Species Nereis pinnata Müller, 1776
    154. Species Nereis piscesae Blake & Hilbig, 1990
    155. Species Nereis posidoniae Hutchings & Rainer, 1979
    156. Species Nereis procera Ehlers, 1868
    157. Species Nereis profundi Kirkegaard, 1956
    158. Species Nereis pseudomoniliformis Santos & Lana, 2003
    159. Species Nereis pulsatoria (Savigny, 1822)
    160. Species Nereis punctata Dalyell, 1853
    161. Species Nereis puncturata Grube, 1857
    162. Species Nereis quadrata Bonyadi-Naeini, Glasby & Rahimian, 2025
    163. Species Nereis quadricorna Delle Chiaje, 1841
    164. Species Nereis quoyii Quatrefages, 1866
    165. Species Nereis ranzani Delle Chiaje, 1828
    166. Species Nereis rava Ehlers, 1868
    167. Species Nereis regia Quatrefages, 1866
    168. Species Nereis rigida Grube, 1857
    169. Species Nereis riisei Grube, 1857
    170. Species Nereis rufa Pennant, 1812
    171. Species Nereis rupta Quatrefages, 1866
    172. Species Nereis sandersi Blake, 1985
    173. Species Nereis saramagoi Bergamo, Carrerette, Shimabukuro, Santos & Sumida, 2023
    174. Species Nereis sarsoensis Hartmann-Schröder, 1960
    175. Species Nereis schmardae Hartmann-Schröder, 1962
    176. Species Nereis segrex Chamberlin, 1919
    177. Species Nereis semperiana (Grube, 1878)
    178. Species Nereis serrata Santos & Lana, 2003
    179. Species Nereis shinkai (Shimabukuro, Santos, Alfaro-Lucas, Fujiwara & Sumida, 2017)
    180. Species Nereis shitipingensis Hsueh, 2020
    181. Species Nereis sieboldii Grube, 1873
    182. Species Nereis sinensis Wu, Sun & Yang, 1981
    183. Species Nereis spinigera Hutchings & Turvey, 1982
    184. Species Nereis splendida Grube, 1840
    185. Species Nereis sumbawensis Horst, 1924
    186. Species Nereis surugaense Imajima, 1972
    187. Species Nereis taichungensis Hsueh, 2020
    188. Species Nereis taitungensis Hsueh, 2020
    189. Species Nereis taiwanensis Hsueh, 2020
    190. Species Nereis talehsapensis Fauvel, 1932
    191. Species Nereis tenuis Webster & Benedict, 1884
    192. Species Nereis tethycola Delle Chiaje, 1831
    193. Species Nereis thysanota Ehlers, 1920
    194. Species Nereis tiedmanni Delle Chiaje, 1841
    195. Species Nereis tigrina Zachs, 1933
    196. Species Nereis toporoki Khlebovich, 1996
    197. Species Nereis torta Fauvel, 1934
    198. Species Nereis translucens Quatrefages, 1866
    199. Species Nereis triangularis Hutchings & Turvey, 1982
    200. Species Nereis tricirrata Lin, Huang, Liang & He, 2022
    201. Species Nereis tydemani Horst, 1924
    202. Species Nereis unica Holly, 1935
    203. Species Nereis usticensis Cantone, Catalono & Badalamenti, 2003
    204. Species Nereis veleronis Hartman, 1940
    205. Species Nereis ventilabrum (Delle Chiaje, 1827)
    206. Species Nereis vexillosa Grube, 1851
    207. Species Nereis victoriana Augener, 1918
    208. Species Nereis villosa Dalyell, 1853
    209. Species Nereis vitiensis Grube, 1870
    210. Species Nereis wuchiensis Hsueh, 2020
    211. Species Nereis yuedensis Hadiyanto & Glasby, 2023
    212. Species Nereis zhongshaensis Shen & Sun in Sun, Wu & Shen, 1978
    213. Species Nereis zonata Malmgren, 1867
    214. Species Nereis chlorodes Blanchard in Gay, 1849 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, indeterminable from description, no type)
    215. Species Nereis contorta Dalyell, 1853 (uncertain > nomen dubium, Indeterminable spionid, not a nereidid)
    216. Species Nereis delicatula Blanchard in Gay, 1849 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, indeterminable from description)
    217. Species Nereis fusifera Quatrefages, 1866 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, indeterminable from description?)
    218. Species Nereis minima Lamarck, 1801 (uncertain > nomen dubium, unnecessary name created as a synonym)
    219. Species Nereis monoceros Dalyell, 1853 (uncertain > nomen dubium, indeterminable syllid, not a nereidid)
    220. Species Nereis radiata Viviani, 1805 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
    221. Species Nereis scolopendroides Hansen, 1882 (uncertain > nomen dubium, unreplaced junior homonym, and based on two taxa)
    222. Subgenus Nereis (Alitta) (Kinberg, 1865) accepted as Alitta Kinberg, 1865 (superseded as subgenus rank)
      1. Species Nereis (Alitta) oxypoda Marenzeller, 1879 accepted as Nectoneanthes oxypoda (Marenzeller, 1879) (superseded original combination)
    223. Subgenus Nereis (Ceratonereis) Kinberg, 1865 accepted as Ceratonereis Kinberg, 1865 (upgraded to original genus rank)
      1. Species Nereis (Ceratonereis) karadagica Vinogradov, 1933 (uncertain > nomen dubium, inadequate description and type lost)
    224. 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. Subgenus Nereis (Leptonereis) Kinberg, 1865 accepted as Leptonereis Kinberg, 1865 (superseded rank downgrade to subgenus)
        1. Species Nereis (Leptonereis) glauca Claparède, 1870 accepted as Websterinereis glauca (Claparède, 1870) (superseded original combination)
      2. Subgenus Nereis (Neanthes) Kinberg, 1865 accepted as Neanthes Kinberg, 1865 (superseded subsequent rank change)
        1. Species Nereis (Neanthes) australis Treadwell, 1923 accepted as Alitta succinea (Leuckart, 1847) (subjective synonym)
        2. Species Nereis (Neanthes) micromma Harper, 1979 accepted as Neanthes micromma (Harper, 1979) (superseded original combination)
      3. Subgenus Nereis (Nephthys) accepted as Nephtys Cuvier, 1817 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      4. Subgenus Nereis (Nereis) Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Nereis Linnaeus, 1758 (currently disused nominal subgenus)
        1. Species Nereis (Nereis) gilchristi Day, 1967
        2. Species Nereis (Nereis) elitoralis Eliason, 1962 accepted as Nereis elitoralis Eliason, 1962 (superseded combination (including nominal subgenus))
        3. Species Nereis (Nereis) riisei Grube, 1857 accepted as Nereis riisei Grube, 1857 (superseded original combination (as nominal subgenus))
      5. Subgenus Nereis (Perinereis) Kinberg, 1865 accepted as Perinereis Kinberg, 1865 (superseded subsequent rank change)
        1. Species Nereis (Perinereis) heterodonta (Schmarda, 1861)
      6. Species Nereis acuminata Ehlers, 1868 accepted as Neanthes acuminata (Ehlers, 1868) (superseded original combination)
      7. Species Nereis aestuarensis [auct. misspelling] accepted as Nicon aestuariensis Knox, 1951 (misspelling for aestuariensis; superseded recombination)
      8. Species Nereis alatopalpis Wesenberg-Lund, 1949 accepted as Nectoneanthes oxypoda (Marenzeller, 1879) (subjective synonym)
      9. Species Nereis caudata (sensu Delle Chiaje, 1827) accepted as Neanthes acuminata (Ehlers, 1868) (based on a misidentification)
      10. Species Nereis diversicolor O.F. Müller, 1776 accepted as Hediste diversicolor (O.F. Müller, 1776) (superseded original combination)
      11. Species Nereis falsa Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Nereis splendida Grube, 1840 (subjective synonym)
      12. Species Nereis fucata (Savigny, 1822) accepted as Neanthes fucata (Savigny, 1822) (superseded recombination)
      13. Species Nereis glandicincta Southern, 1921 accepted as Neanthes glandicincta (Southern, 1921) (superseded combination with original nominal subgeneric rank abandoned)
      14. Species Nereis imperfecta Gravier & Dantan, 1934 accepted as Ceratonereis imperfecta (Gravier & Dantan, 1934) (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded subsequent combination)
      15. Species Nereis irrorata (Malmgren, 1867) accepted as Neanthes nubila (Savigny, 1822) (superseded combination of synonym)
      16. Species Nereis japonica Izuka, 1908 accepted as Hediste japonica (Izuka, 1908) (superseded original combination)
      17. Species Nereis kauderni Fauvel, 1921 accepted as Nereis falcaria (Willey, 1905) (subjective synonym)
      18. Species Nereis longissima Johnston, 1840 accepted as Eunereis longissima (Johnston, 1840) (superseded original combination)
      19. Species Nereis maroccensis [auct. misspelling] accepted as Nereis moroccensis Amoureux, 1976 accepted as Nereis funchalensis (Langerhans, 1880) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling, misspelling of moroccensis in Solis-Weiss et al. 2004)
      20. Species Nereis moroccensis Amoureux, 1976 accepted as Nereis funchalensis (Langerhans, 1880) (subjective synonym)
      21. Species Nereis mossambica Day, 1957 accepted as Neanthes mossambica (Day, 1957) (superseded alternate representation of original combination)
      22. Species Nereis nigripes Ehlers, 1868 accepted as Nereis riisei Grube, 1857 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, subjective synonym)
      23. Species Nereis pachychaeta (Fauvel, 1918) accepted as Neanthes pachychaeta (Fauvel, 1918) (superseded recombination)
      24. Species Nereis phosphorescens Quatrefages, 1866 (unaccepted > nomen nudum, name only, no description)
      25. Species Nereis succinea Leuckart, 1847 accepted as Alitta succinea (Leuckart, 1847) (superseded original combination)
      26. Species Nereis unifasciata Willey, 1905 accepted as Neanthes unifasciata (Willey, 1905) (superseded original combination)
      27. Species Nereis virens Sars, 1835 accepted as Alitta virens (M. Sars, 1835) (superseded original combination)
      28. Species Nereis gilchristi Day, 1967 represented as Nereis (Nereis) gilchristi Day, 1967
      29. Species Nereis heterodonta (Schmarda, 1861) represented as Nereis (Perinereis) heterodonta (Schmarda, 1861)
      marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
      recent only
      feminine
      Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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      (of Nereis (Nereis) Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
      Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Nereis Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129379 on 2026-07-15
      Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Nereis Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129379 on 2026-07-15
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      Bellan, Gérard
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      Read, Geoffrey
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      original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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      original description (of Nereis (Nereis) Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

      original description (of Nereis (Heteronereis) Örsted, 1842) 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] 

      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. <em>Atti della Società Toscana di Scienze Naturali, Memorie.</em> (serie B) 122, 147- 164., available online at https://doi.org/10.2424/ASTSN.M.2015.13 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

      basis of record Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 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. <em>[Book chapter].</em> 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  PDF available

      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. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 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  PDF available

      additional source Fauchald, K. (1977). The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. <em>Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA), Science Series.</em> 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). <em>Nereis </em><em>alacranensis</em>, a new species of polychaete (Annelida, Nereididae) from Alacranes Reef, southern Gulf of Mexico, with a key to <em>Nereis </em>from the Grand Caribbean. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 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] 
      		 
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