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Nereis Linnaeus, 1758

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

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Genus
Nereis pelagica Linnaeus, 1758 (type by subsequent designation)
Heteronereis Örsted, 1843 · unaccepted (To Nereis, but metamorphosed...)  
To Nereis, but metamorphosed adults of various genera
Nereis (Nereis) Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (currently disused nominal subgenus)

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  1. Subgenus Nereis (Nephthys)
  2. Species Nereis falcaria (Willey, 1905)
  3. Species Nereis funchalensis (Langerhans, 1880)
  4. Species Nereis icosiensis Gravier & Dantan, 1928
  5. Species Nereis jacksoni Kinberg, 1865
  6. Species Nereis lamellosa Ehlers, 1868
  7. Species Nereis litoralis Leach in Johnston, 1865
  8. Species Nereis margarita Montagu, 1804
  9. Species Nereis octentaculata Montagu, 1804
  10. Species Nereis pelagica Linnaeus, 1758
  11. Species Nereis perivisceralis Claparède, 1868
  12. Species Nereis persica Fauvel, 1911
  13. Species Nereis pulsatoria (Savigny, 1822)
  14. Species Nereis punctata Dalyell, 1853
  15. Species Nereis rava Ehlers, 1868
  16. Species Nereis rufa Pennant, 1812
  17. Species Nereis splendida Grube, 1840
  18. Species Nereis zonata Malmgren, 1867
  19. Subgenus Nereis (Eunereis) Malmgren, 1865 accepted as Eunereis Malmgren, 1865 (superseded re-ranking)
    1. Species Nereis (Eunereis) elitoralis Eliason, 1962 accepted as Eunereis elitoralis (Eliason, 1962) (superseded recombination with subgeneric attribution)
  20. Subgenus Nereis (Hediste) Malmgren, 1867 accepted as Hediste Malmgren, 1867 (superseded alternate representation)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 Species Nereis (Hediste) diversicolor O.F. Müller, 1776 accepted as Hediste diversicolor (O.F. Müller, 1776) (superseded subsequent combination with disused subgenus)
  21. Subgenus Nereis (Neanthes) Kinberg, 1865 accepted as Neanthes Kinberg, 1865 (superseded subsequent rank change)
    1. Species Nereis (Neanthes) fucata (Savigny, 1822) accepted as Neanthes fucata (Savigny, 1822) (superseded recombination)
  22. Subgenus Nereis (Nephtys) Cuvier, 1817 accepted as Nephtys Cuvier, 1817 (superseded incorrect recombination as subgenus, as Nephtys is not in Nereididae)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 Species Nereis (Nephtys) lineata Dalyell, 1853 accepted as Nephtys caeca (Fabricius, 1780) (superseded original combination)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)
  23. Subgenus Nereis (Nereis) Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Nereis Linnaeus, 1758 (currently disused nominal subgenus)
    1. Species Nereis (Nereis) gilchristi Day, 1967
  24. Species Nereis anomala (Gravier, 1901) accepted as Pseudonereis anomala Gravier, 1899 (superseded recombination)
  25. Species Nereis aries Dalyell, 1853 accepted as Scolelepis vulgaris (Johnston, 1827) (subjective synonym)
  26. Species Nereis armillaris O.F. Müller, 1776 accepted as Syllis armillaris (O.F. Müller, 1776)
  27. Species Nereis bilineata Johnston, 1839 accepted as Neanthes fucata (Savigny, 1822) (subjective synonym)
  28. Species Nereis buccinicola Leach in Johnston, 1865 accepted as Neanthes fucata (Savigny, 1822) (subjective synonym)
  29. Species Nereis bullata Dalyell, 1853 accepted as Sphaerodorum gracilis (Rathke, 1843) (subjective synonym)
  30. Species Nereis clava Blainville, 1825 accepted as Nephtys hombergii Savigny in Lamarck, 1818 (subjective synonym)
  31. Species Nereis elitoralis Eliason, 1962 accepted as Eunereis elitoralis (Eliason, 1962) (superseded original combination)
  32. Species Nereis ellipsis Dalyell, 1853 accepted as Eulalia ellipsis (Dalyell, 1853) (superseded original combination)
  33. Species Nereis fallax Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Ceratonereis fallax (Quatrefages, 1866) (superseded original combination)
  34. Species Nereis falsa Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Nereis splendida Grube, 1840 (subjective synonym)
  35. Species Nereis fasciata Bosc, 1802 accepted as Proceraea fasciata (Bosc, 1802)
  36. Species Nereis foliata Dalyell, 1853 accepted as Scolelepis squamata (Müller, 1806) represented as Scolelepis (Scolelepis) squamata (O.F. Muller, 1806) (subjective synonym)
  37. Species Nereis foliosa Leach in Johnston, 1865 accepted as Phyllodoce lamelligera (Gmelin in Linnaeus, 1788) (subjective synonym)
  38. Species Nereis fucata (Savigny, 1822) accepted as Neanthes fucata (Savigny, 1822) (superseded recombination)
  39. Species Nereis incisa O. Fabricius, 1780 accepted as Syllis incisa (O. Fabricius, 1780)
  40. Species Nereis iricolor Montagu, 1804 accepted as Arabella iricolor (Montagu, 1804) (synonym)
  41. Species Nereis irrorata (Malmgren, 1867) accepted as Neanthes nubila (Savigny, 1822) (superseded combination of synonym)
  42. Species Nereis lacustris Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Stylaria lacustris (Linnaeus, 1758) (superseded original combination)
  43. Species Nereis longissima Johnston, 1840 accepted as Eunereis longissima (Johnston, 1840) (superseded original combination)
  44. Species Nereis maculosa Montagu, 1813 accepted as Myrianida pinnigera (Montagu, 1808) (subjective synonym)
  45. Species Nereis margaritacea Leach, 1816 accepted as Perinereis cultrifera (Grube, 1840) (subjective synonym)
  46. Species Nereis moroccensis Amoureux, 1976 accepted as Nereis funchalensis (Langerhans, 1880) (subjective synonym)
  47. Species Nereis parva Dalyell, 1853 accepted as Spio parva (Dalyell, 1853) (superseded original combination)
  48. Species Nereis pectinata Sowerby, 1806 accepted as Lagis koreni Malmgren, 1866 (suppressed for priority by ICZN Opinion 1225)
  49. Species Nereis phasma Dalyell, 1853 accepted as Tomopteris helgolandica Greeff, 1879 represented as Tomopteris (Johnstonella) helgolandica (Greeff, 1879) (subjective synonym)
  50. Species Nereis pinnigera Montagu, 1808 accepted as Myrianida pinnigera (Montagu, 1808) (superseded original combination)
  51. Species Nereis prismatica O.F. Müller, 1776 accepted as Proceraea prismatica (O.F. Müller, 1776)
  52. Species Nereis prolifera O.F. Müller, 1788 accepted as Myrianida prolifera (O.F. Müller, 1788) (superseded original combination)
  53. Species Nereis remex Dalyell, 1853 accepted as Phyllodoce lamelligera (Gmelin in Linnaeus, 1788) (subjective synonym)
  54. Species Nereis sorex Leach in Johnston, 1865 accepted as Glycera capitata Örsted, 1842 (subjective synonym)
  55. Species Nereis tricolor Leach in Johnston, 1865 accepted as Arabella iricolor (Montagu, 1804) (subjective synonym)
  56. Species Nereis gilchristi Day, 1967 represented as Nereis (Nereis) gilchristi Day, 1967
  57. Species Nereis bifrons O.F. Müller, 1786 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  58. Species Nereis contorta Dalyell, 1853 (uncertain > nomen dubium, Indeterminable spionid, not a nereidid)
  59. Species Nereis corniculata O.F. Müller, 1788 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  60. Species Nereis monoceros Dalyell, 1853 (uncertain > nomen dubium, indeterminable syllid, not a nereidid)
  61. Species Nereis pectinata Dalyell, 1853 (uncertain > nomen dubium, Not Polychaeta, perhaps Copepoda)
  62. Species Nereis teres Dalyell, 1853 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, indeterminable glycerid)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
feminine
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 654 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

(of Nereis (Nereis) Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Nereis Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2024) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129379 on 2024-03-28
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2024). European Register of Marine Species. Nereis Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129379 on 2024-03-28
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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. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 654 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

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. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

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

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 RoR[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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