MSBIAS taxon details
Alitta virens (M. Sars, 1835)
234851 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:234851)
accepted
Species
Neanthes virens (M. Sars, 1835) · unaccepted (superseded subsequent combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of ) Sars, M. (1835). Beskrivelser og Iagttagelser over nogle moerkelige eller nye i Havet ved den Bergenske Kyst levende Dyr af Polypernes, Acalephernes, Radiaternes, Annelidernes og Molluskernes classer, med en kort Oversigt over de hidtil af Forfatteren sammesteds fundne Arter og deres Forekommen. Thorstein Hallagers Forlag hos Chr. Dahl, R.S., Bergen, xii + 81 pp. + 15 pls., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.13017
page(s): 58-60, plate 10 figs. 27 a, b, c [details]
page(s): 58-60, plate 10 figs. 27 a, b, c [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Alitta virens (M. Sars, 1835). 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=234851 on 2026-06-13
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. Alitta virens (M. Sars, 1835). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/MSBIAS/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=234851 on 2026-06-13
original description
(of ) Sars, M. (1835). Beskrivelser og Iagttagelser over nogle moerkelige eller nye i Havet ved den Bergenske Kyst levende Dyr af Polypernes, Acalephernes, Radiaternes, Annelidernes og Molluskernes classer, med en kort Oversigt over de hidtil af Forfatteren sammesteds fundne Arter og deres Forekommen. Thorstein Hallagers Forlag hos Chr. Dahl, R.S., Bergen, xii + 81 pp. + 15 pls., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.13017
page(s): 58-60, plate 10 figs. 27 a, b, c [details]
taxonomy 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
note: announce a detailed description of recently relocated type material is in preparation [details] Available for editors
taxonomy source Villalobos-Guerrero, Tulio F.; Bakken, Torkild. (2018). Revision of the Alitta virens species complex (Annelida: Nereididae) from the North Pacific Ocean. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4483(2): 201-257., available online at https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4483.2.1 [details] Available for editors
context source (HKRMS) Wang, J. J. & Huang, Z. G. (1994). Fouling polychaetes of Hong Kong and adjacent waters. In Asian Marine Biology 10 (ed. Morton, B.), PP1-12. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong., available online at https://doi.org/10.1515/9789882200135-005 [details]
context source (Schelde) Maris, T., O. Beauchard, S. Van Damme, E. Van den Bergh, S. Wijnhoven & P. Meire. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Malmgren, Anders Johan. (1865). Nordiska Hafs-Annulater. [part two of three]. <em>Öfversigt af Königlich Vetenskapsakademiens förhandlingar, Stockholm.</em> 22(2): 181-192., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32339457
page(s): 183-184 [details]
redescription Jirkov, I.A. (2001). [Polychaeta of the Arctic Ocean] (In Russian) Polikhety severnogo Ledovitogo Okeana. Yanus-K Press, Moscow, 632 pp., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259865957_Jirkov_2001_Polychaeta_of_the_North_Polar_Basin [details] Available for editors
page(s): 58-60, plate 10 figs. 27 a, b, c [details]
taxonomy 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
note: announce a detailed description of recently relocated type material is in preparation [details] Available for editors
taxonomy source Villalobos-Guerrero, Tulio F.; Bakken, Torkild. (2018). Revision of the Alitta virens species complex (Annelida: Nereididae) from the North Pacific Ocean. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4483(2): 201-257., available online at https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4483.2.1 [details] Available for editors
context source (HKRMS) Wang, J. J. & Huang, Z. G. (1994). Fouling polychaetes of Hong Kong and adjacent waters. In Asian Marine Biology 10 (ed. Morton, B.), PP1-12. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong., available online at https://doi.org/10.1515/9789882200135-005 [details]
context source (Schelde) Maris, T., O. Beauchard, S. Van Damme, E. Van den Bergh, S. Wijnhoven & P. Meire. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Malmgren, Anders Johan. (1865). Nordiska Hafs-Annulater. [part two of three]. <em>Öfversigt af Königlich Vetenskapsakademiens förhandlingar, Stockholm.</em> 22(2): 181-192., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32339457
page(s): 183-184 [details]
redescription Jirkov, I.A. (2001). [Polychaeta of the Arctic Ocean] (In Russian) Polikhety severnogo Ledovitogo Okeana. Yanus-K Press, Moscow, 632 pp., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259865957_Jirkov_2001_Polychaeta_of_the_North_Polar_Basin [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | king ragwormking rag worm [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (90 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Neanthes virens (M. Sars, 1835))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (38 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Neanthes virens (M. Sars, 1835))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Alitta virens)
To GenBank (3912 nucleotides; 125 proteins)
To GenBank (3912 nucleotides; 125 proteins) (from synonym Neanthes virens (M. Sars, 1835))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Neanthes virens (M. Sars, 1835))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (1 record)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 093447)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Neanthes virens (M. Sars, 1835))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (38 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Neanthes virens (M. Sars, 1835))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Alitta virens)
To GenBank (3912 nucleotides; 125 proteins)
To GenBank (3912 nucleotides; 125 proteins) (from synonym Neanthes virens (M. Sars, 1835))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Neanthes virens (M. Sars, 1835))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (1 record)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 093447)
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