WoRMS name details
Nereis nigripes Ehlers, 1868
334191 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:334191)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (subjective synonym)
Species
Nereis nigriceps [auct. misspelling for 'nigripes'] · unaccepted (incorrect subsequent spelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Ehlers, E. H. (1868). Die Borstenwürmer (Annelida Chaetopoda) nach systematischen und anatomischen Untersuchungen dargestellt. <em>Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig.</em> 2: 269-748, plates XII-XXIV., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1985162
page(s): 510, no figures; note: from Florida and 'Hayti' [details]
page(s): 510, no figures; note: from Florida and 'Hayti' [details]
Note from Florida and 'Hayti'. No further locality...
From editor or global species database
Type locality from Florida and 'Hayti'. No further locality or geolocation given. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Nereis nigripes Ehlers, 1868. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=334191 on 2025-11-14
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Nomenclature
original description
Ehlers, E. H. (1868). Die Borstenwürmer (Annelida Chaetopoda) nach systematischen und anatomischen Untersuchungen dargestellt. <em>Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig.</em> 2: 269-748, plates XII-XXIV., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1985162
page(s): 510, no figures; note: from Florida and 'Hayti' [details]
page(s): 510, no figures; note: from Florida and 'Hayti' [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Augener, Hermann. (1925). Über westindische und einige andere Polychaeten-Typen von Grube (Oersted), Krøyer, Mörch und Schmarda. <em>Publikationer fra Universitetets Zoologiske Museum, København.</em> 39: 1-47.
page(s): 6; note: Nereis nigripes is placed under Nereis riisei Grube 1857 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 6; note: Nereis nigripes is placed under Nereis riisei Grube 1857 [details] Available for editors
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Synonymy Nereis nigripes is placed under Nereis riisei Grube 1857 by Augener, 1925 and subsequent authors. Whether this is correct probably needs a modern re-examination. [details]Type locality from Florida and 'Hayti'. No further locality or geolocation given. [details]
