WoRMS name details
Nereis arenaceodentata Moore, 1903
339262 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:339262)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Moore, J.P. (1903). Descriptions of two new species of Polychaeta from Wood's Hole, Massachusetts. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 55: 720-726, plate XL., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6601051
page(s): 720-723, plate XL figs. 1-10 [details]
page(s): 720-723, plate XL figs. 1-10 [details]
Holotype ANSP 1076, geounit Woods Hole
, Note Woods Hole, flat between Devils Foot and Ram...
Holotype ANSP 1076, geounit Woods Hole [details]
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Type locality Woods Hole, flat between Devils Foot and Ram Island, Massachusetts, Atlantic coast of the USA (gazetteer estimate 41.5222, -70.6809), mussel beds just below low water. [details]
Depth range Low water to about 30 m. Specimens collected swimming at the surface.
Distribution Atlantic coast of the USA. Records from other areas need confirmation.
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet arenaceodentata is composed by the Latin word arenaceo, form of the adjective arenaceus...
Taxonomy Moved to different genus.
Depth range Low water to about 30 m. Specimens collected swimming at the surface. [details]
Distribution Atlantic coast of the USA. Records from other areas need confirmation.
Distribution Atlantic coast of the USA. Records from other areas need confirmation. [details]
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet arenaceodentata is composed by the Latin word arenaceo, form of the adjective arenaceus...
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet arenaceodentata is composed by the Latin word arenaceo, form of the adjective arenaceus and meaning 'sandy' or 'covered with sand', and the Latin adjective dentata (masculine: dentatus), meaning 'toothed' or 'having teeth'. It refers presumably to the disposition and appearance of the paragnaths on the areas V-VIII of the basal ring of the proboscis, described as follows: ''All of the areas of the basal ring have united into a continuous zone somewhat narrower on the dorsum, covered thickly and uniformly with small, grainlike, bluntly conical, horny papillae'' (Moore, 1903: 722). [details]
Taxonomy Moved to different genus.
Taxonomy Moved to different genus. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Nereis arenaceodentata Moore, 1903. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=339262 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Moore, J.P. (1903). Descriptions of two new species of Polychaeta from Wood's Hole, Massachusetts. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 55: 720-726, plate XL., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6601051
page(s): 720-723, plate XL figs. 1-10 [details]
new combination reference Hartman, Olga. (1959). Catalogue of the Polychaetous Annelids of the World. Parts 1 and 2. <em>Allan Hancock Foundation Occasional Paper.</em> 23: 1-628.
page(s): 250, 253 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 720-723, plate XL figs. 1-10 [details]
new combination reference Hartman, Olga. (1959). Catalogue of the Polychaetous Annelids of the World. Parts 1 and 2. <em>Allan Hancock Foundation Occasional Paper.</em> 23: 1-628.
page(s): 250, 253 [details] Available for editors
[request]Other
additional source
Loi, Tran-ngoc. (1980). Catalogue of the types of polychaete species erected by J. Percy Moore. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> 132: 121-149., available online at http://www.jstor.org/stable/4064752
page(s): 129-130 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 129-130 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Depth range Low water to about 30 m. Specimens collected swimming at the surface. [details]Distribution Atlantic coast of the USA. Records from other areas need confirmation. [details]
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet arenaceodentata is composed by the Latin word arenaceo, form of the adjective arenaceus and meaning 'sandy' or 'covered with sand', and the Latin adjective dentata (masculine: dentatus), meaning 'toothed' or 'having teeth'. It refers presumably to the disposition and appearance of the paragnaths on the areas V-VIII of the basal ring of the proboscis, described as follows: ''All of the areas of the basal ring have united into a continuous zone somewhat narrower on the dorsum, covered thickly and uniformly with small, grainlike, bluntly conical, horny papillae'' (Moore, 1903: 722). [details]
Habitat Mussel beds just below low water. [details]
Reproduction It lacks a heteronereis stage, but immature and mature specimens were found swimming at the surface of Woods Hole Harbor and Vineyard Sound during late August (1882, 1902, 1903, 1904) and October (1882). Mature ova observed in the coelom of many specimens. [details]
Specimen Holotype (ANSP 1076) and possible paratype (ANSP 1075 plus ANSP slide 4.3, with parapodia) deposited at the Academy of Natural Sciences (ANSP), Philadelphia, USA. [details]
Taxonomy Moved to different genus. [details]
Type locality Woods Hole, flat between Devils Foot and Ram Island, Massachusetts, Atlantic coast of the USA (gazetteer estimate 41.5222, -70.6809), mussel beds just below low water. [details]
