WoRMS name details
Nereis prolifera O.F. Müller, 1788
155294 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:155294)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Müller, O.F. (1788). Zoologia Danica sev Animalivm Daniae et Norvegiae rariorvm ac minvs notorvm Descriptiones et Historia. <em>Volvmen Primvm Explicationi iconvm fascicvli primi.</em> Vol. 1 [1788]: i-v, 1-52, pls. 1-40; Vol. 2 [1788]: [1-3], 1-56, pls. 41-80; Vol. 3 [1789]: 1-71, pls. 81-120; Vol. 4 [1806]: [1-5], 1-46, pls. 121-160. Havniae [Copenhague], N. Möller [vol. 1-3], N. Christensen [vol. 4]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/49477
page(s): vol. 1, 15, vol. 2 plate 52 figures 5-9; note: Latin description and colour plate (in 2nd volume). Norway [details]
page(s): vol. 1, 15, vol. 2 plate 52 figures 5-9; note: Latin description and colour plate (in 2nd volume). Norway [details]
Etymology Müller, 1788 does not give an etymology. The word 'prolifer -a -um' is a new latin adjective meaning fruitful or...
Etymology Müller, 1788 does not give an etymology. The word 'prolifer -a -um' is a new latin adjective meaning fruitful or productive according to Brown (1954). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Nereis prolifera O.F. Müller, 1788. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=155294 on 2026-09-15
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Nomenclature
original description
Müller, O.F. (1788). Zoologia Danica sev Animalivm Daniae et Norvegiae rariorvm ac minvs notorvm Descriptiones et Historia. <em>Volvmen Primvm Explicationi iconvm fascicvli primi.</em> Vol. 1 [1788]: i-v, 1-52, pls. 1-40; Vol. 2 [1788]: [1-3], 1-56, pls. 41-80; Vol. 3 [1789]: 1-71, pls. 81-120; Vol. 4 [1806]: [1-5], 1-46, pls. 121-160. Havniae [Copenhague], N. Möller [vol. 1-3], N. Christensen [vol. 4]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/49477
page(s): vol. 1, 15, vol. 2 plate 52 figures 5-9; note: Latin description and colour plate (in 2nd volume). Norway [details]
new combination reference Quatrefages, A. de. (1866 (1865)). Histoire naturelle des Annelés marins et d'eau douce. Annélides et Géphyriens. <em>Librarie Encyclopédique de Roret. Paris.</em> <b>Volume 1.</b> 1-588., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=FV9IAAAAYAAJ [details]
page(s): vol. 1, 15, vol. 2 plate 52 figures 5-9; note: Latin description and colour plate (in 2nd volume). Norway [details]
new combination reference Quatrefages, A. de. (1866 (1865)). Histoire naturelle des Annelés marins et d'eau douce. Annélides et Géphyriens. <em>Librarie Encyclopédique de Roret. Paris.</em> <b>Volume 1.</b> 1-588., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=FV9IAAAAYAAJ [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Grube, Adolph Eduard. (1855). Beschreibungen neuer oder wenig bekannter Anneliden. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Berlin.</em> 21(1): 81-136, plates III-V., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6651100 [details]
source of synonymy Hartmann-Schröder, Gesa. (1996). Annelida, Borstenwürmer, Polychaeta [Annelida, bristleworms, Polychaeta] 2nd revised ed. <em>Die Tierwelt Deutschlands und der angrenzenden Meeresteile nach ihren Merkmalen und nach ihrer Lebensweise [The fauna of Germany and adjacent seas with their characteristics and ecology].</em> 58. 648 pp. Gustav Fischer: Jena, Germany. ISBN 3-437-35038-2. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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source of synonymy Hartmann-Schröder, Gesa. (1996). Annelida, Borstenwürmer, Polychaeta [Annelida, bristleworms, Polychaeta] 2nd revised ed. <em>Die Tierwelt Deutschlands und der angrenzenden Meeresteile nach ihren Merkmalen und nach ihrer Lebensweise [The fauna of Germany and adjacent seas with their characteristics and ecology].</em> 58. 648 pp. Gustav Fischer: Jena, Germany. ISBN 3-437-35038-2. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Etymology Müller, 1788 does not give an etymology. The word 'prolifer -a -um' is a new latin adjective meaning fruitful or productive according to Brown (1954). [details]Unreviewed
Type locality Atlantic Ocean, Norway [details]
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