Deep-Sea taxon details
Hediste Malmgren, 1867
146968 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:146968)
accepted
Genus
- Species Hediste kermadeca Kirkegaard, 1995 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, characters said not to match genus)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
feminine
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): 48-49 [165 in the subsequent journal version] [details]
page(s): 48-49 [165 in the subsequent journal version] [details]
Etymology Hediste is feminine personal name. In a footnote Malmgren enigmatically indicates Hediste is a proper noun (nom. propr.)...
Taxonomy "Species of Hediste are recognized by the presence of a large and stout fused falciger in the dorsal fascicle in the...
Taxonomy Erected at genus rank originally solely for Nereis diversicolor Müller
Etymology Hediste is feminine personal name. In a footnote Malmgren enigmatically indicates Hediste is a proper noun (nom. propr.) following printing the name Hediste given in Greek letters. Thus Hediste is a person. Malmgren uses several further proper nouns for his nereidid names. There appear to be few usages of Hediste in classical Greek writings but it appears in Plutarch's "Vitae decem oratorum" as a feminine name thus "He married Hediste, the daughter of Abron, and of her begat Philippides and Nicostrata". It is unclear who the 'he' is referring to as the paragraph construction is very convoluted, but that does not matter. [details]
Taxonomy "Species of Hediste are recognized by the presence of a large and stout fused falciger in the dorsal fascicle in the...
Taxonomy "Species of Hediste are recognized by the presence of a large and stout fused falciger in the dorsal fascicle in the posterior neuropodia. Species of Simplisetia have similar fused falcigers, but differ from Hediste in lacking oral ring paragnaths." [details]
Taxonomy Erected at genus rank originally solely for Nereis diversicolor Müller
Taxonomy Erected at genus rank originally solely for Nereis diversicolor Müller [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Hediste Malmgren, 1867. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=146968 on 2026-05-12
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Hediste Malmgren, 1867. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=146968 on 2026-05-12
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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): 48-49 [165 in the subsequent journal version] [details]
taxonomy source 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 [details] Available for editors
additional source Fauchald, K. (1977). The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. <em>Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA), Science Series.</em> 28:1-188., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf [details]
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
redescription Sato, Masanori; Nakashima, Akiyuki. (2003). A review of Asian <i>Hediste</i> species complex (Nereididae, Polychaeta) with descriptions of two new species and a redescription of <i>Hediste japonica</i> (Izuka, 1908). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 137(3): 403-445., available online at https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1096-3642.2003.00059.x
page(s): 405; note: Amended generic diagnosis [details]
status 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
page(s): 524; note: On morphology Hediste groups in a clade with Simplisetia [details] Available for editors
biology source Sato, Masanori. (1999). Divergence of reproductive and developmental characteristics in <i>Hediste</i> (Polychaeta: Nereididae). <em>Hydrobiologia.</em> 402: 129-143., available online at https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1003788425033 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 48-49 [165 in the subsequent journal version] [details]
taxonomy source 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 [details] Available for editors
additional source Fauchald, K. (1977). The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. <em>Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA), Science Series.</em> 28:1-188., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf [details]
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
redescription Sato, Masanori; Nakashima, Akiyuki. (2003). A review of Asian <i>Hediste</i> species complex (Nereididae, Polychaeta) with descriptions of two new species and a redescription of <i>Hediste japonica</i> (Izuka, 1908). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 137(3): 403-445., available online at https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1096-3642.2003.00059.x
page(s): 405; note: Amended generic diagnosis [details]
status 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
page(s): 524; note: On morphology Hediste groups in a clade with Simplisetia [details] Available for editors
biology source Sato, Masanori. (1999). Divergence of reproductive and developmental characteristics in <i>Hediste</i> (Polychaeta: Nereididae). <em>Hydrobiologia.</em> 402: 129-143., available online at https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1003788425033 [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Diagnosis Amended generic diagnosis (Sato & Nakashima, 2003): Eversible proboscis with conical paragnaths on both maxillary and oral rings. Four pairs of tentacular cirri; parapodia biramous except for the first 2 chaetigers. Notochaetae homogomph spinigers. Neurochaetae homogomph spinigers with or without heterogomph spinigers, and heterogomph falcigers with or without homogomph falcigers. One or a few thick simple chaetae present in the supra-acicular fascicle in posterior neuropodia. Hediste sinesimplex Costa et al 2025 is an exception to this diagnosis, lacking simple chaetae, but molecular data places the species in the genus. [details]Etymology Hediste is feminine personal name. In a footnote Malmgren enigmatically indicates Hediste is a proper noun (nom. propr.) following printing the name Hediste given in Greek letters. Thus Hediste is a person. Malmgren uses several further proper nouns for his nereidid names. There appear to be few usages of Hediste in classical Greek writings but it appears in Plutarch's "Vitae decem oratorum" as a feminine name thus "He married Hediste, the daughter of Abron, and of her begat Philippides and Nicostrata". It is unclear who the 'he' is referring to as the paragraph construction is very convoluted, but that does not matter. [details]
Grammatical gender Hediste is feminine personal name from ancient Greece. Authors have followed this gender assignment with their adjectival names with all five having feminine suffix. [details]
Taxonomy "Species of Hediste are recognized by the presence of a large and stout fused falciger in the dorsal fascicle in the posterior neuropodia. Species of Simplisetia have similar fused falcigers, but differ from Hediste in lacking oral ring paragnaths." [details]
Taxonomy Erected at genus rank originally solely for Nereis diversicolor Müller [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | カワゴカイ属 | [details] |
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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Hediste)
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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Hediste)
To Genbank
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Image from typetaxon
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