WoRMS taxon details
Abarenicola affinis (Ashworth, 1903)
172999 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:172999)
accepted
Species
Abarenicola affinis affinis (Ashworth, 1902) · alternative representation (nominal subspecies)
Arenicola assimilis affinis Ashworth, 1903 · unaccepted (superseded original combination)
- Subspecies Abarenicola affinis africana Wells, 1963
- Subspecies Abarenicola affinis chilensis Wells, 1963
- Subspecies Abarenicola affinis clarki Wells, 1963
- Subspecies Abarenicola affinis affinis (Ashworth, 1902) represented as Abarenicola affinis (Ashworth, 1903) (nominal subspecies)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Arenicola assimilis affinis Ashworth, 1903) Ashworth, James Hartley. (1903). The anatomy of Arenicola assimilis, Ehlers, and of a new variety of the species, with some observations on the post-larval stages. <em>Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science, London.</em> (new series) 46(184): 737-785., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45628216
page(s): 754; note: Otago Harbour, New Zealand [details]
page(s): 754; note: Otago Harbour, New Zealand [details]
Type locality contained in New Zealand
type locality contained in New Zealand [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Abarenicola affinis (Ashworth, 1903). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=172999 on 2025-07-01
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Arenicola assimilis affinis Ashworth, 1903) Ashworth, James Hartley. (1903). The anatomy of Arenicola assimilis, Ehlers, and of a new variety of the species, with some observations on the post-larval stages. <em>Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science, London.</em> (new series) 46(184): 737-785., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45628216
page(s): 754; note: Otago Harbour, New Zealand [details]
new combination reference Wells, G. P. (1959). The genera of Arenicolidae (Polychaeta). <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 133(2): 301-314.
page(s): 311; note: As Abarenicola assimilis [details]
page(s): 754; note: Otago Harbour, New Zealand [details]
new combination reference Wells, G. P. (1959). The genera of Arenicolidae (Polychaeta). <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 133(2): 301-314.
page(s): 311; note: As Abarenicola assimilis [details]
Other
additional 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 [details] Available for editors 
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additional source Glasby, Christopher J.; Read, Geoffrey B.; Lee, Kenneth E.; Blakemore, R.J.; Fraser, P.M.; Pinder, A.M.; Erséus, C.; Moser, W.E.; Burreson, E.M.; Govedich, F.R.; Davies, R.W.; Dawson, E.W. (2009). Phylum Annelida: bristleworms, earthworms, leeches. <em>[Book chapter].</em> Chapt 17, pp. 312-358. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]additional source Glasby, Christopher J.; Read, Geoffrey B.; Lee, Kenneth E.; Blakemore, R.J.; Fraser, P.M.; Pinder, A.M.; Erséus, C.; Moser, W.E.; Burreson, E.M.; Govedich, F.R.; Davies, R.W.; Dawson, E.W. (2009). Phylum Annelida: bristleworms, earthworms, leeches. <em>[Book chapter].</em> Chapt 17, pp. 312-358. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
