MSBIAS taxon details
Abarenicola Wells, 1959
129205 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129205)
accepted
Genus
- Species Abarenicola claparedi (Levinsen, 1884)
- Species Abarenicola claparedei [auct. misspelling] accepted as Abarenicola claparedi (Levinsen, 1884) (misspelling in Bellan (2001))
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Wells, G. P. (1959). The genera of Arenicolidae (Polychaeta). <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 133(2): 301-314., available online at https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1959.tb05564.x [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Abarenicola Wells, 1959. Accessed through: The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026) Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129205 on 2026-05-30
The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026). Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications. Abarenicola Wells, 1959. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/MSBIAS/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129205 on 2026-05-30
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Wells, G. P. (1959). The genera of Arenicolidae (Polychaeta). <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 133(2): 301-314., available online at https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1959.tb05564.x [details]
taxonomy source Wells, G. P. 1963. The lugworms of the southern cold temperate zone (Arenicolidae, Polychaeta). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 140(1): 121-159., available online at https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1963.tb01858.x
note: includes Wells' suggestion that statocysts could be used to distinguish two groups of Abarenicola, with (only in S Hemisphere forms) and without statocysts [details] Available for editors
additional source Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS)
note: checklist listing [details]
taxonomy source Wells, G. P. 1963. The lugworms of the southern cold temperate zone (Arenicolidae, Polychaeta). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 140(1): 121-159., available online at https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1963.tb01858.x
note: includes Wells' suggestion that statocysts could be used to distinguish two groups of Abarenicola, with (only in S Hemisphere forms) and without statocysts [details] Available for editors
additional source Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS)
note: checklist listing [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
