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Hediste diversicolor (O.F. Müller, 1776)

152302  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:152302)

accepted
Species
Nereis diversicolor O.F. Müller, 1776 · unaccepted (superseded original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Nereis diversicolor O.F. Müller, 1776) Müller, O.F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae Prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae Indigenarum characters, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. [Prodromus of Danish Zoology, or the characters, names, and synonyms of the indigenous animals of Denmark and Norway, especially of the popular ones.]. <em>Typis Hallageriis, Havniae.</em> 32: 1-282., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47550
page(s): 217, no. 2624 [no figures] [details] OpenAccess publication
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Hediste diversicolor (O.F. Müller, 1776). Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025) African Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=152302 on 2026-02-08
Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026). African Register of Marine Species. Hediste diversicolor (O.F. Müller, 1776). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=152302 on 2026-02-08
Date
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2005-04-11 07:51:31Z
created
2006-11-26 16:18:18Z
checked
2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
changed
2018-08-06 21:35:05Z
changed

original description (of Nereis diversicolor O.F. Müller, 1776) Müller, O.F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae Prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae Indigenarum characters, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. [Prodromus of Danish Zoology, or the characters, names, and synonyms of the indigenous animals of Denmark and Norway, especially of the popular ones.]. <em>Typis Hallageriis, Havniae.</em> 32: 1-282., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47550
page(s): 217, no. 2624 [no figures] [details] OpenAccess publication

taxonomy source Virgilio, M.; Fauvelot, C.; Costantini, F.; Abbiati, M.; Backeljau, T. (2009). Phylogeography of the common ragworm <i>Hediste diversicolor</i> (Polychaeta: Nereididae) reveals cryptic diversity and multiple colonization events across its distribution. <em>Molecular Ecology.</em> 18(9): 1980-1994., available online at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2009.04170.x [details] Available for editors  PDF available

context source (Schelde) Maris, T., O. Beauchard, S. Van Damme, E. Van den Bergh, S. Wijnhoven & P. Meire. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

context source (BeRMS 2020) Bio-environmental research group; Institute of Agricultural and Fisheries research (ILVO), Belgium; (2015): Epibenthos and demersal fish monitoring at long-term monitoring stations in the Belgian part of the North Sea. [details] 

additional source Einfeldt, A. L.; Doucet, J. R.; Addison, J. A. (2014). Phylogeography and cryptic introduction of the ragworm Hediste diversicolor (Annelida, Nereididae) in the Northwest Atlantic. <i>Invertebrate Biology</i>. 133(3): 232-241., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/ivb.12060
page(s): [possible trans-Atlantic introduction into N. America [details] 

additional source Salazar-Vallejo, Sergio I.; De León-González, Jesús Angel; Conde-Vela, Victor M. (2021). Revision of the species confused with “Nereis falsa” de Quatrefages, 1866 (Annelida, Nereididae). <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> 779: 1-70., available online at https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/1579
page(s): 8-9; note: Commentary. Original type locality of Nereis diversicolor determined to be Copenhagen, Denmark. However, subsequently a neotype from Grimstad, Norway has been created (Teixeira et al 2022) [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Hartmann-Schröder, G. (1996). Annelida, Borstenwürmer, Polychaeta [Annelida, bristleworms, Polychaeta]. <em>2nd revised ed. The fauna of Germany and adjacent seas with their characteristics and ecology, 58. Gustav Fischer: Jena, Germany. ISBN 3-437-35038-2.</em> 648 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details] 

additional source Hartman, Olga. (1959). Catalogue of the Polychaetous Annelids of the World. Parts 1 and 2. <em>Allan Hancock Foundation Occasional Paper.</em> 23: 1-628. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

redescription Jirkov, I.A. (2001). [Polychaeta of the Arctic Ocean] (In Russian) Polikhety severnogo Ledovitogo Okeana. Yanus-K Press, Moscow, 632 pp., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259865957_Jirkov_2001_Polychaeta_of_the_North_Polar_Basin [details] Available for editors  PDF available

redescription Bakken, Torkild; Wilson, Robin S. (2005). Phylogeny of nereidids (Polychaeta, Nereididae) with paragnaths. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 34(5): 507-547., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.2005.00200.x [details] Available for editors  PDF available

redescription Teixeira, Marcos A. L.; Bakken, Torkild; Vieira, Pedro E.; Langeneck, Joachim; Sampieri, Bruno R.; Kasapidis, Panagiotis; Ravara, Ascensão; Nygren, Arne; Costa, Filipe O. (2022). The curious and intricate case of the European <i>Hediste diversicolor</i> (Annelida, Nereididae) species complex, with description of two new species. <em>Systematics and Biodiversity.</em> 20(1): 2116124: 1-40., available online at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14772000.2022.2116124
page(s): 16 of 40, figures 13–15, 36–44; note: redescription and neotype from Grimstad, Norway [details] Available for editors  PDF available

redescription Vieitez, J.M.; M.A.; Alós, C.; Parapar, J.; Besteiro, C.; Moreira, J.; Nunez, J.; Laborda, J.; and San Martin, G. (2004). Annelida Polychaeta I. Fauna Iberica. Ramos, M.A. et al (Eds.). Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, CSIC, Madrid, Vol. 25:1-530 [sections separate authorship not recognised here]. [details] 

new combination reference Malmgren, A.J. (1867). Annulata Polychaeta Spetsbergiæ, Grœnlandiæ, Islandiæ et Scandinaviæ. Hactenus Cognita. Ex Officina Frenckelliana, Helsingforslæ. 127 pp. & XIV plates., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/13358
page(s): 49 [165 in the subsequent journal version] [details] 
 
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