WoRMS taxon details
Neanthes helenae Kinberg, 1865
329457 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:329457)
accepted
Species
Nereis nanciae Day, 1949 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Kinberg, J.G.H. (1865). Annulata nova. [Continuatio.]. <em>Öfversigt af Königlich Vetenskapsakademiens förhandlingar, Stockholm.</em> 22(2): 167-179., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32339443
page(s): 172; note: from Saint Helena Island [details]
page(s): 172; note: from Saint Helena Island [details]
Type locality contained in St. Helena Exclusive Economic Zone
, Note St. Helena Island, Atlantic Ocean, with...
type locality contained in St. Helena Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality St. Helena Island, Atlantic Ocean, with Jamestown geolocation at -15.9234, -5.7184. There is no harbour as such although Jamestown on the northern coast was a stop-over in the mid-Atlantic for exploring and trading vessels over centuries up to the 19th century. Villalobos-Guerrero et al. (2021) give a different geolocation purportedly for Jamestown, but it is not. They state the depth as 27.1 m [details]
Depth range 15 fathoms [probably Danish fathoms = 28.2 m].
Etymology Not stated, but evidently named from the collection location of St Helena island.
Depth range 15 fathoms [probably Danish fathoms = 28.2 m]. [details]
Etymology Not stated, but evidently named from the collection location of St Helena island.
Etymology Not stated, but evidently named from the collection location of St Helena island. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Neanthes helenae Kinberg, 1865. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=329457 on 2025-04-16
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Nomenclature
original description
Kinberg, J.G.H. (1865). Annulata nova. [Continuatio.]. <em>Öfversigt af Königlich Vetenskapsakademiens förhandlingar, Stockholm.</em> 22(2): 167-179., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32339443
page(s): 172; note: from Saint Helena Island [details]
original description (of Nereis nanciae Day, 1949) Day, John H. (1949). On the Polychaeta collected by Mr. J. Colman at St. Helena. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 41(281): 434-451., available online at https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article/41/281/434/2682877
page(s): 445, figure 4; note: St Helena, Atlantic Ocean, as Nereis nanciae [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 172; note: from Saint Helena Island [details]
original description (of Nereis nanciae Day, 1949) Day, John H. (1949). On the Polychaeta collected by Mr. J. Colman at St. Helena. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 41(281): 434-451., available online at https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article/41/281/434/2682877
page(s): 445, figure 4; note: St Helena, Atlantic Ocean, as Nereis nanciae [details] Available for editors
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redescription
Villalobos-Guerrero, Tulio F.; Kara, Jyothi; Idris, Izwandy. (2021). Redescriptions of Neanthes Kinberg, 1865 (Annelida: Errantia: Nereididae) species from worldwide regions. <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> 760(1): 101-135., available online at https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/1443
page(s): 114, figures 3-4; note: redescription from syntypes. The authors' heading incorrectly has the name as Neanthes helenae (Kinberg, 1865), whereas no recombination has occurred. [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 114, figures 3-4; note: redescription from syntypes. The authors' heading incorrectly has the name as Neanthes helenae (Kinberg, 1865), whereas no recombination has occurred. [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Syntype (of Nereis nanciae Day, 1949) NHMUK 1950.1.5.72-95., geounit Atlantic Ocean [details]
Syntype SMNH Type-457, geounit Atlantic Ocean [details]
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Depth range 15 fathoms [probably Danish fathoms = 28.2 m]. [details]Etymology Not stated, but evidently named from the collection location of St Helena island. [details]
Type locality St. Helena Island, Atlantic Ocean, with Jamestown geolocation at -15.9234, -5.7184. There is no harbour as such although Jamestown on the northern coast was a stop-over in the mid-Atlantic for exploring and trading vessels over centuries up to the 19th century. Villalobos-Guerrero et al. (2021) give a different geolocation purportedly for Jamestown, but it is not. They state the depth as 27.1 m [details]
