Table 2.

Comparison of swarming nereidid species collected by Hoedt (1866), reported by Martens et al. (1995), and found in this study (2009/2014). See discussion for explanation of taxonomy.

Species	1866	1995	2009/2014
Ceratonereis sp. cf. Ceratonereis perkinsi	Absent	Present	Absent
Ceratonereis singularis australis	Present	Present	Present
Ceratonereis sp_Martens et al.	No	Present	Absent
Composetia marmorata	Absent	Absent	Present
Neanthes sp. cf. Neanthes gisserana	Present	Absent	Present
Neanthes sp. cf. Neanthes masalacensis	Absent	Absent	Present
Neanthes pachychaeta	Present	Absent	Absent
Neanthes unifasciata	Present	Present	Present
Nereis sp_Ambon_NTMW19037	Absent	Absent	Present
Perinereis helleri	Present	Present	Present
Perinereis nigropunctata	Present	Present	Present
Solomononereis merauensis	Absent	Absent	Present
Websterinereis foli (=Nicon sp. sensu Martens et al (1995))	Absent	Present	Absent