WoRMS name details
Nereis (Nereis) Linnaeus, 1758
152382 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:152382)
unaccepted (currently disused nominal subgenus)
Subgenus
Nereis pelagica Linnaeus, 1758 (type by subsequent designation)
- Species Nereis (Nereis) brisbanensis Hartmann-Schröder, 1990
- Species Nereis (Nereis) ethiopiae Day, 1965
- Species Nereis (Nereis) gaikwadi Day, 1973
- Species Nereis (Nereis) gilchristi Day, 1967
- Species Nereis (Nereis) macroaciculata Hartmann-Schröder, 1986
- Species Nereis (Nereis) neogracilis Mohammad, 1970
- Species Nereis (Nereis) rangiroaensis Hartmann-Schröder, 1992
- Species Nereis (Nereis) chilkaensis Southern, 1921 accepted as Neanthes chilkaensis (Southern, 1921) (superseded original combination)
- Species Nereis (Nereis) diversicolor Müller, 1776 accepted as Hediste diversicolor (O.F. Müller, 1776) (superseded subsequent combination with disused nominal subgenus)
- Species Nereis (Nereis) eakini Hartman, 1936 accepted as Nereis eakini Hartman, 1936 (disused nominal subgenus rank)
- Species Nereis (Nereis) elitoralis Eliason, 1962 accepted as Nereis elitoralis Eliason, 1962 (superseded combination (including nominal subgenus))
- Species Nereis (Nereis) eucapitis Hartman, 1936 accepted as Nereis grubei (Kinberg, 1865) (subjective synonym)
- Species Nereis (Nereis) fucata (Savigny, 1822) accepted as Neanthes fucata (Savigny, 1822) (superseded recombination)
- Species Nereis (Nereis) glandicincta Southern, 1921 accepted as Neanthes glandicincta (Southern, 1921) (superseded original combination)
- Species Nereis (Nereis) granulata Day, 1957 accepted as Nereis granulata Day, 1957 (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded original combination with disused nominal subgenus)
- Species Nereis (Nereis) grayi Pettibone, 1956 accepted as Nereis grayi Pettibone, 1956 (superseded original combination)
- Species Nereis (Nereis) irrorata (Malmgren, 1867) accepted as Neanthes nubila (Savigny, 1822) (superseded recombination of subjective synonym)
- Species Nereis (Nereis) marginata Grube, 1857 accepted as Nereis marginata Grube, 1857 (superseded original combination (as nominal subgenus))
- Species Nereis (Nereis) neonigripes Hartman, 1936 accepted as Nereis pelagica neonigripes Hartman, 1936 (rank downgrade to a subspecies of Nereis pelagica)
- Species Nereis (Nereis) pelagica Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Nereis pelagica Linnaeus, 1758 (disused nominal subgenus)
- Species Nereis (Nereis) riisei Grube, 1857 accepted as Nereis riisei Grube, 1857 (superseded original combination (as nominal subgenus))
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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(of Nereis Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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[request](of Nereis Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 654 [details] Available for editors
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Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Nereis (Nereis) Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=152382 on 2025-04-03
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Nomenclature
original description
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Nereis Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 654 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Hartmann-Schröder, G. (1996). Annelida, Borstenwürmer, Polychaeta [Annelida, bristleworms, Polychaeta]. <em>2nd revised ed. The fauna of Germany and adjacent seas with their characteristics and ecology, 58. Gustav Fischer: Jena, Germany. ISBN 3-437-35038-2.</em> 648 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]original description (of Nereis Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 654 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Hartmann-Schröder, G. (1996). Annelida, Borstenwürmer, Polychaeta [Annelida, bristleworms, Polychaeta]. <em>2nd revised ed. The fauna of Germany and adjacent seas with their characteristics and ecology, 58. Gustav Fischer: Jena, Germany. ISBN 3-437-35038-2.</em> 648 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
