NEREIDAE

Mead, A., Carlton, J. T., Griffiths, C. L. & Rius, M., 2011, Introduced and cryptogenic marine and estuarine species of South Africa, Journal of Natural History 45 (39 - 40), pp. 2463-2524 : 2477

Family NEREIDAE

Neanthes succinea (Leuckart, 1847) Introduced

This estuarine polychaete was first recorded in South Africa by Day and Morgans in 1956, based on specimens from Durban Bay (east coast) and has been described as “fairly common in muddy estuaries” ( Day 1967). Originating from the North Atlantic, its South African distribution is recorded as Mossel Bay, Plettenberg Bay and Port Elizabeth on the southeast coast, as well as Durban ( Day 1967).