Polychaeta taxon details
Perinereis mictodonta (Marenzeller, 1879)
874252 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:874252)
accepted
Species
Nereis mictodonta Marenzeller, 1879 · unaccepted (superseded original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Nereis mictodonta Marenzeller, 1879) Marenzeller, Emil von. (1879). Südjapanische Anneliden. I. (Amphinomea, Aphroditea, Lycoridea, Phyllodocea, Hesionea, Syllidea, Eunicea, Glycerea, Sternaspidea, Chaetopterea, Cirratulea, Amphictenea.). <em>Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Classe , Wien.</em> 41 (2): 109-154, plates I-VI., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7215498
page(s): 118-119, plate II fig. 2 [details]
page(s): 118-119, plate II fig. 2 [details]
Lectotype (of Nereis mictodonta Marenzeller, 1879) NHMW...
Lectotype (of Nereis mictodonta Marenzeller, 1879) NHMW ZooEv 19919, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Depth range Intertidal.
Distribution Western Pacific Ocean: China (Yellow Sea; South China Sea); Japan (from Matsushima Bay to Bonin Islands); South Korea (Korean...
Depth range Intertidal. [details]
Distribution Western Pacific Ocean: China (Yellow Sea; South China Sea); Japan (from Matsushima Bay to Bonin Islands); South Korea (Korean...
Distribution Western Pacific Ocean: China (Yellow Sea; South China Sea); Japan (from Matsushima Bay to Bonin Islands); South Korea (Korean Strait); Taiwan. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Perinereis mictodonta (Marenzeller, 1879). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=874252 on 2025-07-15
original description
(of Nereis mictodonta Marenzeller, 1879) Marenzeller, Emil von. (1879). Südjapanische Anneliden. I. (Amphinomea, Aphroditea, Lycoridea, Phyllodocea, Hesionea, Syllidea, Eunicea, Glycerea, Sternaspidea, Chaetopterea, Cirratulea, Amphictenea.). <em>Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Classe , Wien.</em> 41 (2): 109-154, plates I-VI., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7215498
page(s): 118-119, plate II fig. 2 [details]
basis of record Wilson, Robin S.; Glasby, Christopher J. (1993). A revision of the <i>Perinereis nuntia</i> species group (Polychaeta: Nereididae). <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 45(3): 253-277., available online at http://doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.45.1993.23
page(s): 264 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Park, Tae-Seo; Kim, Won. (2007). A taxonomic study on <i>Perinereis nuntia</i> species group (Polychaeta: Nereididae) of Korea. <em>The Korean Journal of Systematic Zoology.</em> 23(1): 75-85., available online at https://koreascience.kr/article/JAKO200721138192403.page
page(s): 76-80, figs. 2A-D, 3A, 4A, 5A-B, 6, tables 1-3 [details] Available for editors
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redescription Glasby, C.J.; Hsieh, H.-L. (2006). New species and new records of the <i>Perinereis nuntia</i> species group (Nereididae: Polychaeta) from Taiwan and other Indo-West Pacific shores. <em>Zoological Studies.</em> 45(4): 553-577., available online at http://zoolstud.sinica.edu.tw/Journals/45.4/553.pdf
page(s): 558-563, figs. 4-5A-F, tables 1-3; note: based on lectotype [details]
page(s): 118-119, plate II fig. 2 [details]
basis of record Wilson, Robin S.; Glasby, Christopher J. (1993). A revision of the <i>Perinereis nuntia</i> species group (Polychaeta: Nereididae). <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 45(3): 253-277., available online at http://doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.45.1993.23
page(s): 264 [details] Available for editors

additional source Park, Tae-Seo; Kim, Won. (2007). A taxonomic study on <i>Perinereis nuntia</i> species group (Polychaeta: Nereididae) of Korea. <em>The Korean Journal of Systematic Zoology.</em> 23(1): 75-85., available online at https://koreascience.kr/article/JAKO200721138192403.page
page(s): 76-80, figs. 2A-D, 3A, 4A, 5A-B, 6, tables 1-3 [details] Available for editors

redescription Glasby, C.J.; Hsieh, H.-L. (2006). New species and new records of the <i>Perinereis nuntia</i> species group (Nereididae: Polychaeta) from Taiwan and other Indo-West Pacific shores. <em>Zoological Studies.</em> 45(4): 553-577., available online at http://zoolstud.sinica.edu.tw/Journals/45.4/553.pdf
page(s): 558-563, figs. 4-5A-F, tables 1-3; note: based on lectotype [details]




Lectotype (of Nereis mictodonta Marenzeller, 1879) NHMW ZooEv 19919, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paralectotype (of Nereis mictodonta Marenzeller, 1879) NHMW 776, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Intertidal. [details]Distribution Western Pacific Ocean: China (Yellow Sea; South China Sea); Japan (from Matsushima Bay to Bonin Islands); South Korea (Korean Strait); Taiwan. [details]
Habitat Intertidal muddy sand to gravely sand substrate, especially under rocks, also associated with oyster beds. [details]