World Polychaeta Database - Nereis (Heteronereis) assimilis Örsted, 1842

Polychaeta name details

Nereis (Heteronereis) assimilis Örsted, 1842

AphiaID

1801833 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1801833)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (subjective synonym)

Accepted name

Nereis pelagica Linnaeus, 1758

Rank

Species

Parent

Nereis (Heteronereis) Örsted, 1842 accepted as Nereis Linnaeus, 1758

Original name

Nereis (Heteronereis) assimilis Örsted, 1842

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Örsted, A.S. (1842). Udtog af en Beskrivelse af Grönlands Annulata dorsibranchiata. <em>Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift, Köbenhavn.</em> 4: 109-127., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2322860
page(s): 117 [no figures] [details]

Taxonomic citation

Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Nereis (Heteronereis) assimilis Örsted, 1842. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1801833 on 2026-10-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2025-03-01 08:36:06Z

created

Gil, João

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Sources (1)

original description Örsted, A.S. (1842). Udtog af en Beskrivelse af Grönlands Annulata dorsibranchiata. <em>Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift, Köbenhavn.</em> 4: 109-127., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2322860
page(s): 117 [no figures] [details]