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Nereis iricolor Montagu, 1804

155126  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:155126)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Annelida (Phylum)
  4. Polychaeta (Class)
  5. Errantia (Subclass)
  6. Phyllodocida (Order)
  7. Nereidiformia (Suborder)
  8. Nereididae (Family)
  9. Nereidinae (Subfamily)
  10. Nereis (Genus)
  11. Nereis iricolor (Species)
 unaccepted > superseded combination (superseded original combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Montagu, G. (1804). Description of several marine animals found on the south coast of Devonshire. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society, London.</em> 7: 61-85, pls. 6-7., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/756268 [details] OpenAccess publication
Holotype  NHMUK1972.74, geounit English Channel  
Holotype NHMUK1972.74, geounit English Channel [details]
, Type locality contained in United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone  
type locality contained in United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
, Note Milton, south coast of Devonshire England,...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Milton, south coast of Devonshire England, 50.2583, -3.8590 [geolocation fide Darbyshire & Kara, 2024], low intertidal under stone, NHMUK1972.74 [details]
Etymology Nereis iricolor is assumed named perhaps using iris, -idis, L. (Gr. -idos), f. rainbow, combined with color for what...  
Etymology Nereis iricolor is assumed named perhaps using iris, -idis, L. (Gr. -idos), f. rainbow, combined with color for what Montagu described as "most beautiful prismatic colours, changeable in different points of view" [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Nereis iricolor Montagu, 1804. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=155126 on 2024-11-21
Date
action
by
2005-04-22 07:56:35Z
created
Appeltans, Ward
2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
changed
Fauchald, Kristian
2024-03-29 04:03:34Z
changed
Read, Geoffrey

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original description Montagu, G. (1804). Description of several marine animals found on the south coast of Devonshire. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society, London.</em> 7: 61-85, pls. 6-7., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/756268 [details] OpenAccess publication

source of synonymy Fauvel, P. (1911). Troisième note préliminaire sur les polychètes provenant des campagnes de l'Hirondelle et de la Princesse-Alice, ou déposées dans la Musée Océanographique de Monaco. <em>Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique de Monaco.</em> 194: 1-41., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46208770 [details] 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype NHMUK1972.74, geounit English Channel [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Nereis iricolor is assumed named perhaps using iris, -idis, L. (Gr. -idos), f. rainbow, combined with color for what Montagu described as "most beautiful prismatic colours, changeable in different points of view" [details]

Type locality Milton, south coast of Devonshire England, 50.2583, -3.8590 [geolocation fide Darbyshire & Kara, 2024], low intertidal under stone, NHMUK1972.74 [details]
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