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Neanthes Kinberg, 1865

129378 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129378)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Annelida (Phylum)
  4. Polychaeta (Class)
  5. Errantia (Subclass)
  6. Phyllodocida (Order)
  7. Nereidiformia (Suborder)
  8. Nereididae (Family)
  9. Nereidinae (Subfamily)
  10. Neanthes (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Neanthes vaalii Kinberg, 1865 (type by subsequent designation)
Nereidinae Blainville, 1818
Nereis (Neanthes) Kinberg, 1865 · unaccepted (superseded subsequent rank change)

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  1. Species Neanthes abyssorum Hartman, 1967
  2. Species Neanthes acuminata (Ehlers, 1868)
  3. Species Neanthes adriangloveri Georgieva, Wiklund, Ramos, Neal, Glasby & Gunton, 2023
  4. Species Neanthes agnesiae (Augener, 1918)
  5. Species Neanthes agulhana (Day, 1963)
  6. Species Neanthes arenaceodentata (Moore, 1903)
  7. Species Neanthes articulata Knox, 1960
  8. Species Neanthes augeneri (Gravier & Dantan, 1934)
  9. Species Neanthes babuzai Hsueh, 2019
  10. Species Neanthes bassi Wilson, 1984
  11. Species Neanthes bioculata (Hartmann-Schröder, 1975)
  12. Species Neanthes biparagnatha Bonyadi-Naeini, Rastegar-Pouyani, Rastegar-Pouyani, Glasby & Rahimian, 2017
  13. Species Neanthes biseriata Hutchings & Turvey, 1982
  14. Species Neanthes bongcoi Pillai, 1965
  15. Species Neanthes bruaca Lana & Sovierzoski, 1987
  16. Species Neanthes ceciliae Steiner & Santos, 2004
  17. Species Neanthes chilkaensis (Southern, 1921)
  18. Species Neanthes chingrighattensis (Fauvel, 1932)
  19. Species Neanthes cortezi Kudenov, 1979
  20. Species Neanthes cricognatha (Ehlers, 1904)
  21. Species Neanthes crucifera (Grube, 1878)
  22. Species Neanthes dawydovi (Fauvel, 1937)
  23. Species Neanthes deplanata (Mohammad, 1971)
  24. Species Neanthes donggungensis Hsueh, 2019
  25. Species Neanthes donghaiensis Wu, Sun & Yang, 1981
  26. Species Neanthes egregicirrata (Treadwell, 1924)
  27. Species Neanthes farurensis Bonyadi-Naeini, Glasby & Rahimian, 2025
  28. Species Neanthes flava Wu, Sun & Yang, 1981
  29. Species Neanthes flavipes Ehlers, 1868
  30. Species Neanthes flindersi Wilson, 1984
  31. Species Neanthes fucata (Savigny, 1822)
  32. Species Neanthes galetae Fauchald, 1977
  33. Species Neanthes gisserana (Horst, 1924)
  34. Species Neanthes glandicincta (Southern, 1921)
  35. Species Neanthes goodayi Drennan, Wiklund, Rabone, Georgieva, Dahlgren & Glover, 2021
  36. Species Neanthes helenae Kinberg, 1865
  37. Species Neanthes heteroculata (Hartmann-Schröder, 1981)
  38. Species Neanthes hondoensis Khlebovich, 1996
  39. Species Neanthes hsinchuensis Hsueh, 2019
  40. Species Neanthes indica (Kinberg, 1865)
  41. Species Neanthes isolata Hutchings & Turvey, 1982
  42. Species Neanthes jihueiensis Hsueh, 2019
  43. Species Neanthes kaomeiensis Hsueh, 2019
  44. Species Neanthes kerguelensis (McIntosh, 1885)
  45. Species Neanthes kermadeca (Kirkegaard, 1995)
  46. Species Neanthes kinmenensis Hsueh, 2019
  47. Species Neanthes latipoda (Paik, 1973)
  48. Species Neanthes macrocephala (Hansen, 1882)
  49. Species Neanthes maculata Wu, Sun & Yang, 1981
  50. Species Neanthes manatensis Pillai, 1965
  51. Species Neanthes masalacensis (Grube, 1878)
  52. Species Neanthes meggitti (Monro, 1931)
  53. Species Neanthes mexicana Fauchald, 1972
  54. Species Neanthes micromma (Harper, 1979)
  55. Species Neanthes mossambica (Day, 1957)
  56. Species Neanthes multidentata Fassari & Mollica, 2000
  57. Species Neanthes nanhaiensis Wu, Sun & Yang, 1981
  58. Species Neanthes negomboensis De Silva, 1965
  59. Species Neanthes noodti Hartmann-Schröder, 1962
  60. Species Neanthes nubila (Savigny, 1822)
  61. Species Neanthes operta (Stimpson, 1855)
  62. Species Neanthes pachychaeta (Fauvel, 1918)
  63. Species Neanthes papillosa (Day, 1963)
  64. Species Neanthes philippinensis de León-González & Salazar-Vallejo, 2003
  65. Species Neanthes pleijeli de León-González & Salazar-Vallejo, 2003
  66. Species Neanthes reducta (Southern, 1921)
  67. Species Neanthes roosevelti Hartman, 1939
  68. Species Neanthes rubicunda (Ehlers, 1868)
  69. Species Neanthes ruficeps (Ehlers, 1904)
  70. Species Neanthes sakhalinensis (Okuda, 1935)
  71. Species Neanthes sandiegensis Fauchald, 1977
  72. Species Neanthes sanguensis Hsueh, 2019
  73. Species Neanthes sexoculata Cantone, 1990
  74. Species Neanthes shigungensis Hsueh, 2019
  75. Species Neanthes suluensis Kirkegaard, 1995
  76. Species Neanthes tasmani Bakken, 2002
  77. Species Neanthes trifasciata (Grube, 1878)
  78. Species Neanthes typhla (Monro, 1930)
  79. Species Neanthes uncinula Russell, 1962
  80. Species Neanthes unifasciata (Willey, 1905)
  81. Species Neanthes uniseriata Hutchings & Turvey, 1982
  82. Species Neanthes vaalii Kinberg, 1865
  83. Species Neanthes verrillii (Grube, 1878)
  84. Species Neanthes visicete Georgieva, Wiklund, Ramos, Neal, Glasby & Gunton, 2023
  85. Species Neanthes vitabunda (Pflugfelder, 1933)
  86. Species Neanthes vitiazi Khlebovich, 1996
  87. Species Neanthes willeyi (Day, 1934)
  88. Species Neanthes caudata (sensu Delle Chiaje, 1827) accepted as Neanthes acuminata (Ehlers, 1868) (based on a misidentification)
  89. Species Neanthes irrorata (Malmgren, 1867) accepted as Neanthes nubila (Savigny, 1822) (superseded combination of synonym)
  90. Species Neanthes japonica (Izuka, 1908) accepted as Hediste japonica (Izuka, 1908) (superseded recombination)
  91. Species Neanthes shinkai Shimabukuro, Santos, Alfaro-Lucas, Fujiwara & Sumida, 2017 accepted as Nereis shinkai (Shimabukuro, Santos, Alfaro-Lucas, Fujiwara & Sumida, 2017) (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded original combination)
  92. Species Neanthes succinea (Leuckart, 1847) accepted as Alitta succinea (Leuckart, 1847) (superseded combination)
  93. Species Neanthes virens (M. Sars, 1835) accepted as Alitta virens (M. Sars, 1835) (superseded subsequent combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Kinberg, J.G.H. (1865). Annulata nova. [Continuatio.]. <em>Öfversigt af Königlich Vetenskapsakademiens förhandlingar, Stockholm.</em> 22(2): 167-179., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32339443
page(s): 171 [details] 
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Neanthes Kinberg, 1865. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026) Marine Species Traits at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129378 on 2026-08-16
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Neanthes Kinberg, 1865. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129378 on 2026-08-16
Date
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
Bellan, Gérard
2005-07-13 08:37:11Z
changed
Braeckman, Ulrike
2005-07-14 08:59:00Z
changed
Braeckman, Ulrike
2008-03-04 06:49:09Z
changed
Decock, Wim
2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
changed
Fauchald, Kristian
2011-05-15 21:14:46Z
changed
Read, Geoffrey
2017-03-20 12:45:29Z
changed
Gil, João

original description Kinberg, J.G.H. (1865). Annulata nova. [Continuatio.]. <em>Öfversigt af Königlich Vetenskapsakademiens förhandlingar, Stockholm.</em> 22(2): 167-179., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32339443
page(s): 171 [details] 

basis of record 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) [details] 
 
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