WoRMS name details

Nereis prolifera O.F. Müller, 1788

155294  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:155294)

 unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Müller O. F. (1788). Zoologia Danica seu animalium Daniae et Norvegiae rariorum ac minus notorum descriptiones et historia. Volumen secundum: pp. [1-3], 1-56, pls. 41-80. Havniae [Copenhague], N. Möller., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33601499
page(s): vol. 1, 15, vol. 2 plate 52 figures 5-9; note: Latin description and colour plate (in 2nd volume). Norway [details] 
Type locality contained in Norwegian Exclusive Economic Zone  
type locality contained in Norwegian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Note Atlantic Ocean, Norway  
Type locality Atlantic Ocean, Norway [details]
Etymology Müller, 1788 does not give an etymology. The word 'prolifer -a -um' is a new latin adjective meaning fruitful or...  
Etymology Müller, 1788 does not give an etymology. The word 'prolifer -a -um' is a new latin adjective meaning fruitful or productive according to Brown (1954). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Nereis prolifera O.F. Müller, 1788. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=155294 on 2024-11-09
Date
action
by
2005-04-25 07:40:18Z
created
2007-03-29 10:21:37Z
checked
2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
changed
2022-07-13 02:05:07Z
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original description Müller O. F. (1788). Zoologia Danica seu animalium Daniae et Norvegiae rariorum ac minus notorum descriptiones et historia. Volumen secundum: pp. [1-3], 1-56, pls. 41-80. Havniae [Copenhague], N. Möller., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33601499
page(s): vol. 1, 15, vol. 2 plate 52 figures 5-9; note: Latin description and colour plate (in 2nd volume). Norway [details] 

source of synonymy 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  PDF available [request]

source of synonymy Grube, Adolph Eduard. (1855). Beschreibungen neuer oder wenig bekannter Anneliden. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Berlin.</em> 21(1): 81-136, plates III-V., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6651100 [details] OpenAccess publication

new combination reference Quatrefages, A. de. (1866 (1865)). Histoire naturelle des Annelés marins et d'eau douce. Annélides et Géphyriens. <em>Librarie Encyclopédique de Roret. Paris.</em> <b>Volume 1.</b> 1-588., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=FV9IAAAAYAAJ [details] OpenAccess publication
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From editor or global species database
Etymology Müller, 1788 does not give an etymology. The word 'prolifer -a -um' is a new latin adjective meaning fruitful or productive according to Brown (1954). [details]

Unreviewed
Type locality Atlantic Ocean, Norway [details]