Deep-Sea name details
Nereis (Neanthes) kerguelensis McIntosh, 1885
155484 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:155484)
unaccepted > superseded combination (superseded subsequent subgenus combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Nereis kerguelensis McIntosh, 1885) McIntosh, W.C. [M'Intosh]. (1885). Report on the Annelida Polychaeta collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 12 (part 34): i-xxxvi, 1-554, pl. 1-55, 1A-39A, & Annelida stations map., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50688426
page(s): 225-227, plate XXXV figs. 10-12, plate XVIA figs. 17-18 [details]
page(s): 225-227, plate XXXV figs. 10-12, plate XVIA figs. 17-18 [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Nereis (Neanthes) kerguelensis McIntosh, 1885. 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=155484 on 2026-01-09
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Nereis (Neanthes) kerguelensis McIntosh, 1885. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=155484 on 2026-01-09
original description
(of Nereis kerguelensis McIntosh, 1885) McIntosh, W.C. [M'Intosh]. (1885). Report on the Annelida Polychaeta collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 12 (part 34): i-xxxvi, 1-554, pl. 1-55, 1A-39A, & Annelida stations map., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50688426
page(s): 225-227, plate XXXV figs. 10-12, plate XVIA figs. 17-18 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
new combination reference Day, J.H. 1960. The Polychaet [sic] fauna of South Africa. Part 5. Errant species dredged off Cape coasts. Annals of the South African Museum, 45(3): 261-373., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40866345
page(s): 321; note: Day uses Neanthes as a subgenus and gives a tentative record from off S Africa as Nereis (Neanthes) cf kerguelensis [details]
page(s): 225-227, plate XXXV figs. 10-12, plate XVIA figs. 17-18 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
new combination reference Day, J.H. 1960. The Polychaet [sic] fauna of South Africa. Part 5. Errant species dredged off Cape coasts. Annals of the South African Museum, 45(3): 261-373., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40866345
page(s): 321; note: Day uses Neanthes as a subgenus and gives a tentative record from off S Africa as Nereis (Neanthes) cf kerguelensis [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
