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Nereididae Blainville, 1818

22496  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:22496)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Annelida (Phylum)
  4. Polychaeta (Class)
  5. Errantia (Subclass)
  6. Phyllodocida (Order)
  7. Nereidiformia (Suborder)
  8. Nereididae (Family)
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Family
Lycoridae Grube, 1850 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Nereidae [auctt.] · unaccepted (spelling variation)

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  1. Subfamily Dendronereinae Pillai, 1961
    1. Genus Dendronereis Peters, 1854
  2. Subfamily Gymnonereidinae Banse, 1977
    1. Genus Australonereis Hartman, 1954
    2. Genus Ceratocephale Malmgren, 1867
    3. Genus Dendronereides Southern, 1921
    4. Genus Gymnonereis Horst, 1919
    5. Genus Kinberginereis Pettibone, 1971
    6. Genus Leptonereis Kinberg, 1865
    7. Genus Micronereides Day, 1963
    8. Genus Olganereis Hartmann-Schröder, 1977
    9. Genus Rullierinereis Pettibone, 1971
    10. Genus Sinonereis Wu & Sun, 1979
    11. Genus Stenoninereis Wesenberg-Lund, 1958
    12. Genus Tambalagamia Pillai, 1961
    13. Genus Tylonereis Fauvel, 1911
    14. Genus Typhlonereis Hansen, 1879
    15. Genus Ceratocephala [misspelling of Ceratocephale] accepted as Ceratocephale Malmgren, 1867 (misspelling, junior homonym)
    16. Genus Chaunorhynchus Chamberlin, 1919 accepted as Ceratocephale Malmgren, 1867 (unneeded replacement name for preoccupied Ceratocephala )
    17. Genus Ganganereis Misra, 1999 accepted as Paraleonnates Chlebovitsch & Wu, 1962 (subjective synonym)
    18. Genus Gymnorhynchus Horst, 1918 accepted as Gymnonereis Horst, 1919 (replaced homonym)
    19. Genus Pisionura Hartman & Fauchald, 1971 accepted as Ceratocephale Malmgren, 1867 (subjective synonym)
    20. Genus Profundilycastis Hartmann-Schröder, 1977 accepted as Rullierinereis Pettibone, 1971 (subjective synonym)
  3. Subfamily Namanereidinae Hartman, 1959
    1. Genus Namalycastis Hartman, 1959
    2. Genus Namanereis Chamberlin, 1919
    3. Genus Cryptonereis Gibbs, 1971 accepted as Namanereis Chamberlin, 1919 (subjective synonym)
    4. Genus Lycastella Feuerborn, 1931 accepted as Namanereis Chamberlin, 1919 (subjective synonym)
    5. Genus Lycastilla Solís-Weiss & Espinasa, 1991 accepted as Namanereis Chamberlin, 1919 (subjective synonym)
    6. Genus Lycastoides Jakubova, 1930 accepted as Namanereis Chamberlin, 1919 (homonym and subjective synonym)
    7. Genus Lycastopsis Augener, 1922 accepted as Namanereis Chamberlin, 1919 (subjective synonym)
  4. Subfamily Nereidinae Blainville, 1818
    1. Genus Alitta Kinberg, 1865
    2. Genus Ceratonereis Kinberg, 1865
    3. Genus Cheilonereis Benham, 1916
    4. Genus Composetia Hartmann-Schröder, 1985
    5. Genus Eunereis Malmgren, 1865
    6. Genus Hediste Malmgren, 1867
    7. Genus Imajimainereis de León-González & Solís-Weiss, 2000
    8. Genus Laeonereis Hartman, 1945
    9. Genus Leonnates Kinberg, 1865
    10. Genus Micronereis Claparède, 1863
    11. Genus Neanthes Kinberg, 1865
    12. Genus Nectoneanthes Imajima, 1972
    13. Genus Nereis Linnaeus, 1758
    14. Genus Nicon Kinberg, 1865
    15. Genus Paraleonnates Chlebovitsch & Wu, 1962
    16. Genus Parasetia Villalobos-Guerrero, Conde-Vela & Sato, 2022
    17. Genus Pectinereis Villalobos-Guerrero, Huč, Tilic, Hiley & Rouse, 2024
    18. Genus Perinereis Kinberg, 1865
    19. Genus Platynereis Kinberg, 1865
    20. Genus Potamonereis Villalobos-Guerrero, Conde-Vela & Sato, 2022
    21. Genus Pseudonereis Kinberg, 1865
    22. Genus Simplisetia Hartmann-Schröder, 1985
    23. Genus Solomononereis Gibbs, 1971
    24. Genus Unanereis Day, 1962
    25. Genus Websterinereis Pettibone, 1971
    26. Genus Wuinereis Khlebovich, 1996
    27. Genus Arete Kinberg, 1865 accepted as Perinereis Kinberg, 1865 (subjective synonym)
    28. Genus Gnatholycastis Ehlers, 1920 accepted as Perinereis Kinberg, 1865 (subjective synonym)
    29. Genus Hedyle Malmgren, 1865 accepted as Perinereis Kinberg, 1865 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, subjective synonym; also junior homonym of Hedyle Guenée, 1857 [Lepidoptera])
    30. Genus Heteronereis Örsted, 1843 accepted as Nereis Linnaeus, 1758 (To Nereis, but metamorphosed adults of various genera)
    31. Genus Johnstonia Quatrefages, 1850 accepted as Nereis Linnaeus, 1758 (subjective synonym, suppressed for senior homonymy by ICZN Opinion 1807)
    32. Genus Laevispinereis He & Wu, 1989 accepted as Leonnates Kinberg, 1865
    33. Genus Leontis Malmgren, 1867 accepted as Platynereis Kinberg, 1865 (subjective synonym)
    34. Genus Lipephile Malmgren, 1867 accepted as Perinereis Kinberg, 1865 (subjective synonym)
    35. Genus Lycoris Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Nereis Linnaeus, 1758 (subjective synonym)
    36. Genus Naumachius Kinberg, 1865 accepted as Nereis Linnaeus, 1758 (subjective synonym)
    37. Genus Nectonereis Verrill, 1873 accepted as Platynereis Kinberg, 1865 (subjective synonym)
    38. Genus Notophycus Knox & Cameron, 1970 accepted as Micronereis Claparède, 1863 (subjective synonym)
    39. Genus Periserrula Paik, 1977 accepted as Paraleonnates Chlebovitsch & Wu, 1962 (subjective synonym)
    40. Genus Phyllodocella Fauchald & Belman, 1972 accepted as Micronereis Claparède, 1863 (subjective synonym)
    41. Genus Phyllonereis Hansen, 1882 accepted as Pseudonereis Kinberg, 1865 (subjective synonym)
    42. Genus Pisenoe Kinberg, 1865 accepted as Platynereis Kinberg, 1865 (subjective synonym)
    43. Genus Praxithea Malmgren, 1867 accepted as Neanthes Kinberg, 1865 (unreplaced homonym and a subjective synonym)
    44. Genus Quadricirra Banse, 1977 accepted as Micronereis Claparède, 1863 (subjective synonym)
    45. Genus Stratonice Malmgren, 1867 accepted as Perinereis Kinberg, 1865 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, subjective synonym)
    46. Genus Thoosa Kinberg, 1865 accepted as Nereis Linnaeus, 1758 (homonym, subjective synonym)
    47. Genus Uncinereis Chamberlin, 1919 accepted as Platynereis Kinberg, 1865 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, subjective synonym)
    48. Genus Paraleonnates Amoureux, 1985 (uncertain > nomen dubium, junior homonym)
  5. Genus Iphinereis Malmgren, 1865 accepted as Platynereis Kinberg, 1865 (subjective synonym)
  6. Subfamily Lycastinae Corrêa, 1948 accepted as Namanereidinae Hartman, 1959 (subjective synonym)
    1. Genus Lycastis Savigny, 1822 accepted as Syllis Lamarck, 1818 (subjective synonym)
  7. Subfamily Namanereinae Hartman, 1959 accepted as Namanereidinae Hartman, 1959 (variant original spelling)
  8. Subfamily Nereinae [auctt.] accepted as Nereidinae Blainville, 1818
  9. Subfamily Notophycinae Knox & Cameron, 1970 accepted as Nereidinae Blainville, 1818 (subjective synonym)
  10. Subfamily Nereididae incertae sedis (temporary name)
    1. Genus Kainonereis Chamberlin, 1919
    2. Genus Lycastonereis Nageswara Rao, 1981
    3. Genus Nereilepas [auctt.] accepted as Nereilepa Blainville, 1828 (misspelling, also disused, with unresolved status)
    4. Genus Cirroceros Claparède, 1863 (uncertain > nomen dubium, indeterminable)
    5. Genus Cirronereis Blainville, 1818 (uncertain > nomen dubium, indeterminable)
    6. Genus Cirronereis Kinberg, 1865 (uncertain > nomen dubium, unreplaced homonym to Cirronereis Blainville1818)
    7. Genus Dawbinia Benham, 1950 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
    8. Genus Lepidonereis Blainville, 1818 (uncertain > nomen dubium, indeterminable)
    9. Genus Mastigonereis Schmarda, 1861 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
    10. Genus Meganereis Blainville, 1818 (uncertain > nomen dubium, indeterminable)
    11. Genus Nicomedes Kinberg, 1865 (uncertain > nomen dubium, indeterminable)
    12. Genus Paranereis Kinberg, 1865 (uncertain > nomen dubium, indeterminable)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Blainville, Henri Marie Ducrotay de. (1818). Mémoire sur la classe des Sétipodes, partie des Vers à sang rouge de M. Cuvier, et des Annélides de M. de Lamarck. <em>Bulletin des Sciences, par la Société Philomatique de Paris.</em> 1818: 78-85., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4146409
page(s): 82 [details] OpenAccess publication
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Nereididae Blainville, 1818. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=22496 on 2025-04-02
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2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
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Fauchald, Kristian
2011-08-28 22:29:41Z
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Read, Geoffrey
2011-09-01 23:12:11Z
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Read, Geoffrey
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Read, Geoffrey
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Nomenclature

original description Blainville, Henri Marie Ducrotay de. (1818). Mémoire sur la classe des Sétipodes, partie des Vers à sang rouge de M. Cuvier, et des Annélides de M. de Lamarck. <em>Bulletin des Sciences, par la Société Philomatique de Paris.</em> 1818: 78-85., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4146409
page(s): 82 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Lycoridae Grube, 1850) Grube, Adolf Eduard. (1850). Die Familien der Anneliden. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Berlin.</em> 16(1): 249-364., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6958350
page(s): 294 [as Lycoridea] [details] 

Taxonomy

redescription Pettibone, Marian H. (1971). Revision of some species referred to <i>Leptonereis</i>, <i>Nicon</i>, and <i>Laeonereis</i> (Polychaeta: Nereididae). <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 104: 1-53., available online at http://si-pddr.si.edu/dspace/handle/10088/5689
page(s): 1 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

Identification resource

identification resource Wilson, Robin S.; Glasby, Christopher J.; Bakken, Torkild. (2023). The Nereididae (Annelida) – diagnoses, descriptions, and a key to the genera. <em>Zookeys.</em> 1182: 35–134., available online at https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/104258/list/9/ [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

identification resource Wilson, Robin Stephen; Glasby, Christopher J.; Bakken, Torkild. (2023). A Taxonomic Information System for Nereididae (Annelida): morphological datasets supporting description, interactive identification and phylogenetic analysis of the family (1.0). <em>[Data set]. Zenodo [repository].</em> , available online at https://zenodo.org/record/7776745 [details] 

identification resource Muir, Alexander I.; Hossain, Md. M. Maruf. (2014). The intertidal polychaete (Annelida) fauna of the Sitakunda coast (Chittagong, Bangladesh), with notes on the Capitellidae, Glyceridae, Lumbrineridae, Nephtyidae, Nereididae and Phyllodocidae of the “Northern Bay of Bengal Ecoregion”. ZOOKEYS. 419: 1-27., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.419.7557
page(s): 10 [Bay of Bengal Nereididae key] [details] 

identification resource Sato, Masanori. (2017 (dated 2016)). Nereididae (Annelida) in Japan, with Special Reference to Life-History Differentiation Among Estuarine Species. <em>[book chapter].</em> In Motokawa, M.; Kajihara, H. (eds). Species Diversity of Animals in Japan. 477-512., available online at http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-4-431-56432-4_19 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

identification resource Hadiyanto, Hadiyanto; Glasby, Christopher J. (2023). Nereididae (Annelida: Phyllodocida) from intertidal macroalgae in Western Australia. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5239(2): 151-203., available online at https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5239.2.1
page(s): 195, key; note: Key to genera and species of Nereididae reported from Western Australia [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

Other

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.
page(s): 236 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Johnston, G. (1865). A catalogue of the British non-parasitical worms in the collection of the British Museum. <em>[book].</em> 1-365. British Museum. London. [See also separate entry for Baird supplement]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/12291
page(s): 143 [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source Fitzhugh, K. 1987. Phylogenetic relationships within the Nereididae (Polychaeta): Implications at the subfamily level. Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington 7: 174-183. [details] 

additional source Santos, Cinthya S. G., Pleijel, Fredrik, Lana, Paulo and Rouse, G.W. 2005. Phylogenetic relationships within Nereididae (Annelida: Phyllodocida). Invertebrate Systematics 19(6): 557-576. [details] 

additional source Bakken, Torkild; Glasby, Christopher J.; Wilson, Robin S. 2009. A review of paragnath morphology in Nereididae (Polychaeta). Zoosymposia 2: 305-316, available online at http://www.mapress.com/zoosymposia/content/2009/v2/index.htm [details] 

additional source Banse, Karl. (1977). Gymnonereidinae new subfamily: the Nereididae (Polychaeta) with bifid parapodial neurocirri. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 11(6): 609-628., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937700770541 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Latreille, P. A. (1825). Familles naturelles du règne animal, exposé succinctement et dans un ordre analytique avec l'indication de leurs genres. [Natural families of the animal kingdom, briefly presented and in analytical order with an indication of their genera.]. <em>J. B. Baillière, Paris.</em> 570 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/16094
page(s): 240 [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source 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 [request]

additional source Alves, Paulo R.; Halanych, Kenneth M.; Silva, Edson P.; Santos, Cinthya S. G. (2023). Nereididae (Annelida) phylogeny based on molecular data. <em>Organisms Diversity & Evolution.</em> 23(3): 529-541., available online at https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13127-023-00608-9
page(s): 9 of 13; note: Molecular analysis largely leaves genera in unchanged subfamilies but places Nicon & Laeonereis in Nereidinae, formerly in Gymnonereidinae [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

 
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Authority According to Bakken & Wilson (2005, citing Khlebovich (1996)) Lamarck (1818), who used the unlatinized 'Nereides', is the earliest author of the family. However, Lamarck did not include genus Nereis except by inference in his grouping of genera. Blainville (1818) used the familiar Nereidae and included stem genus Nereis. Thus he may be a better candidate as author. Certainly there are many usages prior to Johnston (1865) to whom Hartman (1959) had attributed authorship of Nereidae. It is puzzling that she did so in her 1959 catalogue as not much earlier (1952:13) she had (correctly) attributed the authorship to Blainville, 1818. [details]

Spelling Spelling and Etymology. One of the 50 daughters of Nereus is a Nereis (f. sing. nom.; Nereidis f. sing. gen.). Article 29.1 of the ICZN Code states that family group name "is formed by adding to the stem of the GENUS name [in this case the stem of the genitive singular Nereidis, which is Nereid-] the latinized suffix -IDAE to form a family name". See also under entry for Nereidae. [Derived from various sources, notably August 1996 Annelida List discussion at http://www.bio.net/bionet/mm/annelida/1996-August/thread.html#373]. Pettibone (1971) was first to emend the original name suffix to derive Nereididae. Under the 4th Edition code of 1999, Art.29.3.1.1 Pettibone's emendation was not mandatory, but is now maintained because it is now in prevailing usage. [details]
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LanguageName 
Dutch zeeduizendpoten [from synonym]  [details]
English ragwormsnereids [from synonym]  [details]
German Seeringelwürmer [from synonym]Nereiden [from synonym]  [details]
Japanese ゴカイ科  [details]
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nereididae) 
To Genbank 
To Genbank (from synonym Nereidae [auctt.])
To The Arctic Traits Database (0 traits) (from synonym Nereidae [auctt.])
To The Arctic Traits Database (28 traits) 
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 035344) 
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Nereididae, Fig.1
Nereididae, Fig.1
Nereididae, Fig.2
Nereididae, Fig.2
Nereididae, Fig.3
Nereididae, Fig.3
Nereididae, Fig.4
Nereididae, Fig.4
Nereididae, Fig.5
Nereididae, Fig.5
Nereididae, Fig.6
Nereididae, Fig.6
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 035344)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 035344)
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