Platynereis dumerilii (Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833)
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Platynereis dumerilii (Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=130417 on 2026-03-26
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The Annelid Platynereis dumerilii as an Experimental Model for Evo-Devo and Regeneration Studies
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Distribution for Platynereis dumerilii (Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833) - Baie de la Seine
Distribution for Platynereis dumerilii (Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833) - British Isles
Distribution for Platynereis dumerilii (Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833) - Caribbean Sea
Distribution for Platynereis dumerilii (Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833) - Golfe Normanno-Breton
Distribution for Heteronereis malmgreni Claparède, 1868 - Naples Gulf
Distribution for Nereis peritonealis Claparède, 1868 - Naples Gulf
Distribution for Platynereis dumerilii (Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833) - West Coast of Norway
Distribution for Platynereis dumerilii (Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833) - Plymouth
Distribution for Platynereis dumerilii (Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833) - Red Sea
Distribution for Platynereis dumerilii (Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833) - Roscoff
Distribution for Platynereis dumerilii antipoda Hartman, 1954 - Australia
Distribution for Heteronereis maculata Bobretzky, 1868 - Sebastopol
Distribution for Nereis taurica Grube, 1850 - Crimea
Distribution for Platynereis dumerilii (Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833) - Gulf of Mexico
Distribution for Uncinereis trimaculosa Treadwell, 1940 - Gulf of Mexico
Distribution for Nereis antillensis McIntosh, 1885 - West Indies
Distribution for Platynereis dumerilii (Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833) - European waters (ERMS scope)
Distribution for Nereis alacris Verrill, 1879 - Massachusetts
Distribution for Platynereis dumerilii (Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833) - Mexico
Distribution for Platynereis dumerilii (Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833) - South Africa (country)
Distribution for Nereis zostericola Örsted, 1843 - Danish Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Heteronereis fucicola Örsted, 1843 - Danish Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Nereilepas variabilis Örsted, 1843 - Danish Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Platynereis dumerilii (Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833) - Greek Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Platynereis dumerilii (Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833) - Irish Exclusive economic Zone
Distribution for Platynereis dumerilii ocellata Pruvot, 1930 - New Caledonian Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Platynereis dumerilii (Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833) - Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Platynereis dumerilii (Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833) - Azores Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Leptonereis maculata Treadwell, 1928 - Galapagos Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Platynereis dumerilii (Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833) - Cuban Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Platynereis jucunda Kinberg, 1865 - Hawaiian Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Platynereis dumerilii (Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833) - Belizean Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Nereis glasiovi Hansen, 1882 - Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Nereis gracilis Hansen, 1882 - Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Eunereis africana Treadwell, 1943 - Angolan Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Platynereis dumerilii (Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833) - Panamanian part of the Caribbean Sea
Distribution for Uncinereis lutea Treadwell, 1928 - Atlantic Ocean
Distribution for Platynereis dumerilii (Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833) - Trinidad and Tobago
Distribution for Mastigonereis quadridentata Schmarda, 1861 - South Africa
Distribution for Mastigonereis striata Schmarda, 1861 - South Africa
Distribution for Nereis dumerilii Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833 - La Rochelle
Distribution for Platynereis dumerilii (Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833) - Curaçaoan Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Platynereis dumerilii (Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833) - Aruban Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Platynereis dumerilii (Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833) - Bonaire Exclusive Economic Zone
Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 334560
Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 130417
Taxon Description AMBI ecological group for Taxon denoted by name 130417
Taxon Description Functional group for Taxon denoted by name 130417
Taxon Description Body size (qualitative) for Taxon denoted by name 130417
Taxon Description Nomenclature code for Taxon denoted by name 2
Specification Context: Unit mm
Specification Context: Type minimum
Specification Context: Dimension length
Specification Context: Locality (MRGID) 1920
Specification Context: Type maximum
Specification Context: Life stage adult