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Nereis

Description

Nereis is a genus of polychaete worms in the family Nereididae. It comprises many species, most of which are marine. Nereis possess setae and parapodia for locomotion. They may have two types of setae, which are found on the parapodia. Acicular setae provide support. Locomotor chaetae are for crawling, and are the bristles that are visible on the exterior of the Polychaeta. They are cylindrical in shape, found not only in sandy areas, and they are adapted to burrow. They often cling to seagrass (posidonia) or other grass on rocks and sometimes gather in large groups. They are dangerous to touch giving very painful long lasting burns Nereis is commonly known as rag worm or calm worm. the body is long, slender and dorso-ventrally flattened reaching a length of 5-30 cm. head consists of two parts: a roughly triangular anterior lobe, the prostomium and a posterior ring-like portion, the peristomium. prostomium bears a pair of terminal tentacles, dorsally two pairs of eyes and ventrally a pair of short two jointed palps.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)2308106https://www.gbif.org/species/2308106
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Phyllodocida : Nereididae : Nereis
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumAnnelidaLamarck 1809
classPolychaetaGrube 1850
subclassAciculataRouse and Fauchald 1997
orderPhyllodocidaDales 1962
familyNereididaeBlainville 1818
genusNereisLinnæus 1758
Scientific NameNereis Linnaeus, 1758
Name Published InLinnæus, Carolus. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae. Vol. Tomus I, Editio decima, reformata: i-ii, 1-824.
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nereis

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Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Nereis abbreviata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis abyssa
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis abyssicola
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis acustris
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis aegyptia
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis alacranensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis albipes
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis allenae
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis amoyensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis angelensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis angusta
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis angusticollis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis annularis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis anoculis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis anoculopsis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis anodonta
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis antipoda
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis apalie
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis arroyensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis augeneri
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis badiotorquata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis baliensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis baolingi
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis batjanensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis bifida
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis bioculata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis bipartita
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis blainvillei
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis brisbanensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis broa
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis buitendijki
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis caecoides
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis caerulea
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis cagliari
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis calamus
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis callaona
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis caparti
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis casoae
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis castelnaui
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis caudipunctata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis caymanensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis chingrighattaensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis chlorodes
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis chrysocephala
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis chrysodon
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis cirrhigera
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis cirriseta
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis cockburnenesis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis cockburnensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis confusa
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis contorta
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis corallina
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis cornuta
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis coronata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis costaricaensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis coutieri
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis crassa
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis crocea
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis cuprea
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis dakarensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis dayana
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis delagica
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis delicatula
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis delli
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis denhamensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis distorta
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis donghaiensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis dorsolobata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis eakini
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis edwardsii
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis ehlersiana
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis ehrenbergi
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis ethiopae
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis ethiopiae
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis eugeniae
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis falcaria
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis fauchaldi
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis fauveli
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis filicaudata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis foliosa
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis fossae
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis frontalis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis funchalensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis fusifera
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis gaikwadi
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis garwoodi
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis ghardaqae
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis gigantea
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis gilchristi
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis goajirana
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis granulata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis gravieri
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis grayi
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis grubei
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis guangdongensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis hawaiiensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis heronensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis heterocirrata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis heteroculata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis heterodonta
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis heteromorpha
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis heteropoda
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis holochaeta
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis homogompha
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis huanghaiensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis icosiensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis ignota
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis imajimai
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis imbecillis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis imperfecta
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis inflata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis iris
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis izukai
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis jacksoni
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis krebsii
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis lamellosa
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis languida
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis latescens
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis leuca
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis ligulata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis lineata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis lingulata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis lithothamnica
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis litoralis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis lizardensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis longilingulis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis longior
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis longisetis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis macroaciculata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis macropis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis mancorae
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis margarita
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis marginata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis mariae
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis maroccensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis maxillodentata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis megalops
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis mendax
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis mendocinana
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis microcera
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis micromma
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis minima
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis mollis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis monoceros
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis monroi
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis mortenseni
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis mossambica
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis multignatha
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis myersi
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis nanciae
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis natans
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis neogracilis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis neoneanthes
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis neoneathes
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis neonigripes
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis nichollsi
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis nigripes
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis nigroaciculata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis noctiluca
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis nouhuysi
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis obscura
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis ockenii
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis octentaculata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis oligohalina
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis onychophora
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis otto
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis ovarius
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis panamensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis pannosa
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis parabifida
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis paucignatha
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis paulina
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis pelagica
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis perivisceralis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis peroniensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis persica
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis peruviana
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis phosphorescens
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis phyllophorus
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis pinnata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis piscesae
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis posidoniae
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis procera
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis profundi
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis pseudomoniliformis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis pulsatoria
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis punctata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis puncturata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis quadricorna
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis quoyii
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis radiata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis rangiroaensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis ranzani
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis rava
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis regia
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis rigida
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis riisei
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis rufa
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis rupta
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis sandersi
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis sarsoensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis schmardae
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis scolopendrina
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis scolopendroides
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis segrex
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis semperiana
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis serrata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis sieboldii
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis sinensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis spinigera
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis splendida
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis sumbawaensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis surugaense
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis talehsapensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis tenuis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis tethycola
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis thysanota
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis tiedmanni
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis tigrina
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis toporoki
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis torta
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis translucens
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis triangularis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis tydemani
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis uncia
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis usticensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis variegata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis veleronis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis ventilabrum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis vexillosa
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis victoriana
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis villosa
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis vitiensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis waikikiensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis zhongshaensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nereis zonata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Nereida Blainville, 1818GBIFgenusAnimalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Phyllodocida : Nereididae : Nereida
Thoosa Kinberg, 1865GBIFgenusAnimalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Phyllodocida : Nereididae : Thoosa
Nevis Moquin-Tandon, 1869GBIFgenusAnimalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Phyllodocida : Nereididae : Nevis
Naumachius Kinberg, 1865GBIFgenusAnimalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Phyllodocida : Nereididae : Naumachius
Neireis Rochebrune, 1881GBIFgenusAnimalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Phyllodocida : Nereididae : Neireis

References

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Fauchald, K., 1977: The polychaete worms: Definitions and keys to the orders, families, and genera. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Science Series 28. 190. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Hansson, Hans G. (2008) "MESS - Marina Evertebrater från Södra Skandinavien (Marine Invertebrates from South Scandinavia) - a teaching aid for students. Marina syd-skandinaviska ""evertebrater"", ett naturhistoriskt urval. Web-upplaga mars 2008. http://www.tmbl.gu.se/staff/HansGHanssonP.html" - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas
Fauchald, K. (1977). The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA), Science Series. 28:1-188. - via World Register of Marine Species
Glasby, C.J.; Read, G.B.; Lee, K.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, in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 312-358. - via World Register of Marine Species
Gravina, Maria Flavia; Lezzi, Marco; Bonifazi, Andrea; Giangrande, Adriana. (2015). The genus Nereis L., 1758 (Polychaeta, Nereididae); state of the art for identification of Mediterranean species. Atti della SocietĂ  Toscana di Scienze Naturali, Memorie. (serie B) 122, 147- 164. - via World Register of Marine Species
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