Nereis Linnaeus, 1758

Glasby, Christopher J., 2015, Nereididae (Annelida: Phyllodocida) of Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Zootaxa 4019 (1), pp. 207-239 : 220

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4019.1.11

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:B6585E2A-7A06-4642-B21C-7DEC04F2DE53

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4772763

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D96F87C7-C722-7758-FF27-3785FC018548

treatment provided by

Plazi

scientific name

Nereis Linnaeus, 1758
status

 

Nereis Linnaeus, 1758 View in CoL

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Type-species. Nereis pelagica Linnaeus, 1758 View in CoL by original designation.

Diagnosis. Frontal antennae present, 1 pair. Palpophore with transverse groove present; palpostyles conical. Prostomium with entire anterior margin. Eyes present or absent, 2 pairs. One apodous anterior segment, greater than length of chaetiger 1. Tentacular cirri with distinct cirrophores. Jaws with smooth or slightly crenulate cutting edge or with dentate cutting edge. Maxillary ring of pharynx with paragnaths, Oral ring paragnaths present, or absent. Dorsal notopodial ligule present (may be reduced posteriorly). Prechaetal notopodial lobe present or absent. Ventral notopodial ligule present. Acicular process absent. Dorsal cirrus simple, lacking basal cirrophore. Neuropodial prechaetal lobe absent. Neuropodial postchaetal lobe absent. Ventral neuropodial ligule of anterior chaetigers present. Ventral cirri single. Notoaciculae absent from segments 1 and 2. Notochaetae are homogomph spinigers and homogomph falcigers. Neurochaetae dorsally are homogomph spinigers, heterogomph falcigers; blades serrated. Neurochaetae ventrally heterogomph spinigers (may be absent), heterogomph falcigers; blade lacking distinct tendon on terminal tooth. Anal cirri cirriform or conical.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Annelida

Class

Polychaeta

Order

Phyllodocida

Family

Nereididae

Loc

Nereis Linnaeus, 1758

Glasby, Christopher J. 2015
2015
Loc

Nereis

Linnaeus 1758: 654
1758
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