Cheilonereis shishidoi (Izuka, 1912) is the correct taxonomic name for the nereidid polychaete species associated with hermit crabs along the Russian coast of the Sea of Japan

The article presents molecular genetic analysis and data on the ecology and distribution of the symbiotic polychaete genus Cheilonereis Benham, 1916 (Polychaeta: Phyllodocida: Nereididae), which is associated with hermit crabs in the southern part of Primorye (mainly in the Peter the Great Bay and Posyeta Bay of the Sea of Japan).The article also provides a valid taxonomic name for this species.How to cite this article: Marin I.N.