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Polychaeta taxon detailsHeteronereis venusta Quatrefages, 1866
328377 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:328377)
accepted
Species
Heteronereis Örsted, 1843 accepted as Nereis Linnaeus, 1758
marine,
recent only
Quatrefages, A. de. (1866 (1865)). Histoire naturelle des Annelés marins et d'eau douce. Annélides et Géphyriens. <em>Librarie Encyclopédique de Roret. Paris.</em> <b>Volume 1.</b> 1-588., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=FV9IAAAAYAAJ
page(s): p.565; note: Western coasts of France [details] 
Note Western coasts of France. Collection of the...
From editor or global species database
Type locality Western coasts of France. Collection of the Museum. Approximately 46.2398 N, -1.3139 W[details]
Etymology Quatrefages named two species 'venusta' in his 1866 monograph, the other being a Chloeia. In Latin 'venustas' means...
Etymology Quatrefages named two species 'venusta' in his 1866 monograph, the other being a Chloeia. In Latin 'venustas' means loveliness, beauty, attractiveness, elegance, so we can assume he found Heteronereis venusta to be a good-looking worm. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2021). World Polychaeta database. Heteronereis venusta Quatrefages, 1866. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=328377 on 2024-04-20
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original description
Quatrefages, A. de. (1866 (1865)). Histoire naturelle des Annelés marins et d'eau douce. Annélides et Géphyriens. <em>Librarie Encyclopédique de Roret. Paris.</em> <b>Volume 1.</b> 1-588., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=FV9IAAAAYAAJ
page(s): p.565; note: Western coasts of France [details] additional source Fauvel, P. (1923). Polychètes errantes. Faune de France. <em>Librairie de la Faculte des Sciences. Paris.</em> 5: 1-488., available online at http://www.faunedefrance.org/ [details] From editor or global species database
Etymology Quatrefages named two species 'venusta' in his 1866 monograph, the other being a Chloeia. In Latin 'venustas' means loveliness, beauty, attractiveness, elegance, so we can assume he found Heteronereis venusta to be a good-looking worm. [details]Type locality Western coasts of France. Collection of the Museum. Approximately 46.2398 N, -1.3139 W [details] From other sources
Specimen Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, POLY TYPE 414-415 [details]
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