Hediste diversicolor   (O.F. Muller,  1776) (Marine Worm)
Organism information awaits expert curation
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Annelida
Class: Polychaeta
Order:Phyllodocida
Family:Nereididae

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Description
Synonym (s)
• Nereis falsa Amoureux et al., 1978
• Neanthes diversicolor (Muller, 1776)
(Invalid combination)
• Nereis (Hediste) diversicolor O.F. Muller, 1776
(Objective synonym)
• Nereis brevimanus Johnston, 1840
(Subjective synonym)
• Nereis depressa Frey & Leuckart, 1847
(Subjective synonym)
• Nereis diversicolor (Muller, 1776)
(Objective synonym)
• Nereis sarsii Rathke, 1843
(Subjective synonym)
• Nereis versicolor Muller in Linnaeus, 1788
• Nereis viridis Johnston, 1840
Common Name (s)
Economic Importance and Threats
Ecology
Biogeography


• Red Sea
Literature Source(s)
  • Society for the Management of European Biodiversity Data (2009) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Available at - http://www.marinespecies.org
  • Wehe, T and Fiege, D (2002) Annotated checklist of the polychaete species of the seas surrounding the Arabian Peninsula: Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, Arabian Gulf Fauna of Arabia 19 7-238 Available at - http://www.senckenberg.de/files/content/forschung/abteilung/aquazool/mev2/wehe_&_fiege.pdf
  • European Marine Life Available at - http://www.european-marine-life.org/
Page last updated on:2011-09-13

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