RAS taxon details
Abarenicola Wells, 1959
129205 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129205)
accepted
Genus
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.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Abarenicola Wells, 1959. Accessed through: RAS (Eds.) (2025) Register of Antarctic Species at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129205 on 2025-09-12
RAS (Eds.) (2025). Register of Antarctic Species. Abarenicola Wells, 1959. Accessed at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129205 on 2025-09-12
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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
