WoRMS taxon details
Arenicola loveni Kinberg, 1866
212917 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212917)
accepted
Species
- Subspecies Arenicola loveni sudaustraliense Stach, 1944
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Kinberg, J.G.H. (1866 [or 1867]). Annulata nova. [Continuatio.]. <em>Öfversigt af Königlich Vetenskapsakademiens förhandlingar, Stockholm.</em> 23(9): 337-357., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32287795
page(s): 355; note: From Port Natal (=Durban). Brief Latin diagnosis, citing Kinberg's plate 28 in Eugenie expedition reports [but this not pub until 1910 & as plate 29] [details]
page(s): 355; note: From Port Natal (=Durban). Brief Latin diagnosis, citing Kinberg's plate 28 in Eugenie expedition reports [but this not pub until 1910 & as plate 29] [details]
Note Port Natal, Durban, South Africa
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Type locality Port Natal, Durban, South Africa [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Arenicola loveni Kinberg, 1866. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212917 on 2026-01-14
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Nomenclature
original description
Kinberg, J.G.H. (1866 [or 1867]). Annulata nova. [Continuatio.]. <em>Öfversigt af Königlich Vetenskapsakademiens förhandlingar, Stockholm.</em> 23(9): 337-357., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32287795
page(s): 355; note: From Port Natal (=Durban). Brief Latin diagnosis, citing Kinberg's plate 28 in Eugenie expedition reports [but this not pub until 1910 & as plate 29] [details]
page(s): 355; note: From Port Natal (=Durban). Brief Latin diagnosis, citing Kinberg's plate 28 in Eugenie expedition reports [but this not pub until 1910 & as plate 29] [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Day, J. H. (1967). [Sedentaria] A monograph on the Polychaeta of Southern Africa. Part 2. Sedentaria. British Museum (Natural History), London. pp. 459–842., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8596
page(s): 610, figures 29.1. f-k; note: as Arenicola loveni loveni, description & figures [details]
taxonomy source Ashworth, James Hartley. (1916). On the occurrence of Arenicola loveni, Kinberg on the coast of South Australia. <em>Transactions and proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia.</em> 40: 38-41., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35337567
note: Record later named as new subspecies Arenicola loveni sudaustraliense by Stach, 1944. Two specimens are from the Bay of Shoals, on the northeast coast of Kangaroo Island, South Australia, and two are ...
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taxonomy source Wells, G. P. 1962. The warm-water lugworms of the world (Arenicolidae, Polychaeta). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 138(3): 331-353., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1962.tb05703.x
page(s): 348-351, plates 2, 4; note: long description and discussion. includes the subspecies sudaustraliense [details] Available for editors
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redescription Kinberg, J.G.H. [Johan Gustaf Hjalmar]. (1910). Annulater [Eugenies Resa]. <em>Kongliga Svenska Fregatten Eugenies Resa omkring jorden under befal af C.A. Virgin aren 1851-1853. Vetenskapliga Iakttagelser pa Konung Oscar den Forstes befallningutgifna af K. Svenska Vetenskapsakademien.</em> Zoologi I & VII. pp. 1-78, plates I to XXIX. Uppsala & Stockholm, Almquist and Wicksells Boktryckeri A/B.
page(s): 73, plate 29; note: Same short text as 1866, except with the addition of plate 29 [details]
redescription Ashworth, James Hartley. (1911). The Arenicolidae of South Africa, including an account of <i>Arenicola loveni</i> Kinberg. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 11(1): 1-27, plate I., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1521906
note: redescription from the type [details]
page(s): 610, figures 29.1. f-k; note: as Arenicola loveni loveni, description & figures [details]
taxonomy source Ashworth, James Hartley. (1916). On the occurrence of Arenicola loveni, Kinberg on the coast of South Australia. <em>Transactions and proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia.</em> 40: 38-41., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35337567
note: Record later named as new subspecies Arenicola loveni sudaustraliense by Stach, 1944. Two specimens are from the Bay of Shoals, on the northeast coast of Kangaroo Island, South Australia, and two are ...
Record later named as new subspecies Arenicola loveni sudaustraliense by Stach, 1944. Two specimens are from the Bay of Shoals, on the northeast coast of Kangaroo Island, South Australia, and two are from Kingston, Lacepede Bay (lat. 36° 80’ S, long. 139° 80' E).
taxonomy source Wells, G. P. 1962. The warm-water lugworms of the world (Arenicolidae, Polychaeta). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 138(3): 331-353., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1962.tb05703.x
page(s): 348-351, plates 2, 4; note: long description and discussion. includes the subspecies sudaustraliense [details] Available for editors
[request]redescription Kinberg, J.G.H. [Johan Gustaf Hjalmar]. (1910). Annulater [Eugenies Resa]. <em>Kongliga Svenska Fregatten Eugenies Resa omkring jorden under befal af C.A. Virgin aren 1851-1853. Vetenskapliga Iakttagelser pa Konung Oscar den Forstes befallningutgifna af K. Svenska Vetenskapsakademien.</em> Zoologi I & VII. pp. 1-78, plates I to XXIX. Uppsala & Stockholm, Almquist and Wicksells Boktryckeri A/B.
page(s): 73, plate 29; note: Same short text as 1866, except with the addition of plate 29 [details]
redescription Ashworth, James Hartley. (1911). The Arenicolidae of South Africa, including an account of <i>Arenicola loveni</i> Kinberg. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 11(1): 1-27, plate I., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1521906
note: redescription from the type [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Simon, Carol; Kara, J.; Naidoo, C.; Matthee, C. (2020). Genetic structure of bloodworm, Arenicola loveni (Annelida; Arenicolidae) suggests risk of local extinction in the face of overexploitation is lower than expected. <em>African Zoology.</em> Efirst (unassigned to volume): 1-9., available online at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15627020.2020.1723440 [details]
Other
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Ecology Heavily exploited by humans by harvesting for fishing bait, with a daily bag limit of five bloodworm (lugworm) per permit holder, unchanged since the 1970s [details]Type locality Port Natal, Durban, South Africa [details]
Unreviewed
Specimen Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | bloodworm (local usage in South Africa for Arenicola loveni, although lugworm is the worldwide English vernacular for genus Arenicola) | [details] |
