NARMS taxon details
Nereis Linnaeus, 1758
129379 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129379)
accepted
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)
- Subgenus Nereis (Nephthys)
- Species Nereis falcaria (Willey, 1905)
- Species Nereis funchalensis (Langerhans, 1880)
- Species Nereis grayi Pettibone, 1956
- Species Nereis icosiensis Gravier & Dantan, 1928
- Species Nereis jacksoni Kinberg, 1865
- Species Nereis lamellosa Ehlers, 1868
- Species Nereis litoralis Leach in Johnston, 1865
- Species Nereis margarita Montagu, 1804
- Species Nereis octentaculata Montagu, 1804
- Species Nereis pelagica Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Nereis perivisceralis Claparède, 1868
- Species Nereis persica Fauvel, 1911
- Species Nereis pulsatoria (Savigny, 1822)
- Species Nereis punctata Dalyell, 1853
- Species Nereis rava Ehlers, 1868
- Species Nereis rufa Pennant, 1812
- Species Nereis splendida Grube, 1840
- Species Nereis zonata Malmgren, 1867
- Subgenus Nereis (Eunereis) Malmgren, 1865 accepted as Eunereis Malmgren, 1865 (superseded re-ranking)
- Species Nereis (Eunereis) elitoralis Eliason, 1962 accepted as Eunereis elitoralis (Eliason, 1962) (superseded recombination with subgeneric attribution)
- Subgenus Nereis (Hediste) Malmgren, 1867 accepted as Hediste Malmgren, 1867 (superseded alternate representation)
- Species Nereis (Hediste) diversicolor O.F. Müller, 1776 accepted as Hediste diversicolor (O.F. Müller, 1776) (superseded subsequent combination with disused subgenus)
- Subgenus Nereis (Neanthes) Kinberg, 1865 accepted as Neanthes Kinberg, 1865 (superseded subsequent rank change)
- Species Nereis (Neanthes) fucata (Savigny, 1822) accepted as Neanthes fucata (Savigny, 1822) (superseded recombination)
- Subgenus Nereis (Nephtys) Cuvier, 1817 accepted as Nephtys Cuvier, 1817 (superseded incorrect recombination as subgenus, as Nephtys is not in Nereididae)
- Species Nereis (Nephtys) lineata Dalyell, 1853 accepted as Nephtys caeca (Fabricius, 1780) (superseded original combination)
- Species Nereis (Nephtys) hirsuta Dalyell, 1853 (uncertain > nomen dubium, indeterminable, and a missclassification into Nereis)
- Subgenus Nereis (Nereis) Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Nereis Linnaeus, 1758 (currently disused nominal subgenus)
- Species Nereis anomala (Gravier, 1901) accepted as Pseudonereis anomala Gravier, 1899 (superseded recombination)
- Species Nereis aries Dalyell, 1853 accepted as Scolelepis vulgaris (Johnston, 1827) (subjective synonym)
- Species Nereis armillaris O.F. Müller, 1776 accepted as Syllis armillaris (O.F. Müller, 1776)
- Species Nereis bilineata Johnston, 1839 accepted as Neanthes fucata (Savigny, 1822) (subjective synonym)
- Species Nereis buccinicola Leach in Johnston, 1865 accepted as Neanthes fucata (Savigny, 1822) (subjective synonym)
- Species Nereis bullata Dalyell, 1853 accepted as Sphaerodorum gracilis (Rathke, 1843) (subjective synonym)
- Species Nereis clava Blainville, 1825 accepted as Nephtys hombergii Savigny in Lamarck, 1818 (subjective synonym)
- Species Nereis elitoralis Eliason, 1962 accepted as Eunereis elitoralis (Eliason, 1962) (superseded original combination)
- Species Nereis ellipsis Dalyell, 1853 accepted as Eulalia ellipsis (Dalyell, 1853) (superseded original combination)
- Species Nereis fallax Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Ceratonereis fallax (Quatrefages, 1866) (superseded original combination)
- Species Nereis falsa Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Nereis splendida Grube, 1840 (subjective synonym)
- Species Nereis fasciata Bosc, 1802 accepted as Proceraea fasciata (Bosc, 1802)
- Species Nereis foliata Dalyell, 1853 accepted as Scolelepis squamata (Müller, 1806) represented as Scolelepis (Scolelepis) squamata (O.F. Muller, 1806) (subjective synonym)
- Species Nereis foliosa Leach in Johnston, 1865 accepted as Phyllodoce lamelligera (Gmelin in Linnaeus, 1788) (subjective synonym)
- Species Nereis fucata (Savigny, 1822) accepted as Neanthes fucata (Savigny, 1822) (superseded recombination)
- Species Nereis incisa O. Fabricius, 1780 accepted as Syllis incisa (O. Fabricius, 1780)
- Species Nereis iricolor Montagu, 1804 accepted as Arabella iricolor (Montagu, 1804) (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded original combination)
- Species Nereis irrorata (Malmgren, 1867) accepted as Neanthes nubila (Savigny, 1822) (superseded combination of synonym)
- Species Nereis lacustris Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Stylaria lacustris (Linnaeus, 1758) (superseded original combination)
- Species Nereis longissima Johnston, 1840 accepted as Eunereis longissima (Johnston, 1840) (superseded original combination)
- Species Nereis maculosa Montagu, 1813 accepted as Myrianida pinnigera (Montagu, 1808) (subjective synonym)
- Species Nereis margaritacea Leach, 1816 accepted as Perinereis cultrifera (Grube, 1840) (subjective synonym)
- Species Nereis moroccensis Amoureux, 1976 accepted as Nereis funchalensis (Langerhans, 1880) (subjective synonym)
- Species Nereis parva Dalyell, 1853 accepted as Spio parva (Dalyell, 1853) (superseded original combination)
- Species Nereis pectinata Sowerby, 1806 accepted as Lagis koreni Malmgren, 1866 (suppressed for priority by ICZN Opinion 1225)
- Species Nereis phasma Dalyell, 1853 accepted as Tomopteris helgolandica Greeff, 1879 represented as Tomopteris (Johnstonella) helgolandica (Greeff, 1879) (subjective synonym)
- Species Nereis pinnigera Montagu, 1808 accepted as Myrianida pinnigera (Montagu, 1808) (superseded original combination)
- Species Nereis prismatica O.F. Müller, 1776 accepted as Proceraea prismatica (O.F. Müller, 1776)
- Species Nereis prolifera O.F. Müller, 1788 accepted as Myrianida prolifera (O.F. Müller, 1788) (superseded original combination)
- Species Nereis remex Dalyell, 1853 accepted as Phyllodoce lamelligera (Gmelin in Linnaeus, 1788) (subjective synonym)
- Species Nereis sorex Leach in Johnston, 1865 accepted as Glycera capitata Örsted, 1842 (subjective synonym)
- Species Nereis tricolor Johnston, 1865 accepted as Arabella iricolor (Montagu, 1804) (unaccepted > nomen nudum, created by a museum label transcription error for Nereis iricolor)
- Species Nereis gilchristi Day, 1967 represented as Nereis (Nereis) gilchristi Day, 1967
- Species Nereis bifrons O.F. Müller, 1786 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Nereis contorta Dalyell, 1853 (uncertain > nomen dubium, Indeterminable spionid, not a nereidid)
- Species Nereis corniculata O.F. Müller, 1788 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Nereis monoceros Dalyell, 1853 (uncertain > nomen dubium, indeterminable syllid, not a nereidid)
- Species Nereis pectinata Dalyell, 1853 (uncertain > nomen dubium, Not Polychaeta, perhaps Copepoda)
- 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
(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
page(s): 654 [details] Available for editors
(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
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 2024-06-04
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2024). European Register of Marine Species. Nereis Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=129379 on 2024-06-04
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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
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
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]
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
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
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
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]
page(s): 654 [details] Available for editors
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
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]
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
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
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
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]