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Autolytinae Langerhans, 1879 
AphiaID: 152231

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Aciculata (Subclass) > Phyllodocida (Order) > Nereidiformia (Suborder) > Syllidae (Family)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Subfamily
Parent Syllidae Grube, 1850
Sources  basis of record: Fauchald, K. 1977. The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA) Science Series 28:1-188, available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf [details]

additional source: San Martín G (2003) Annelida, Polychaeta II: Syllidae. In: Ramos MA et al. (eds) Fauna Iberica, Vol 21 Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales. CSIC, Madrid, p 1-554 [details]

additional source: Fauchald, Kristian (2007). World Register of Polychaeta, available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta [details]

additional source: Rioja, Enrique. 1925. Anelidos poliquetos de San Vicente de la Barquera (Cantabrico). Trabajos del Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturale. Serie zoológica. 53: 1-62  [details]

redescription: Nygren, A. (2004) Revision of Autolytinae (Syllidae: Polychaeta). Zootaxa, 680: 1-314 [details]

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 Tribe Autolytini Langerhans, 1879
Genus Epigamia Nygren, 2004
Genus Myrianida Milne Edwards, 1845
Genus Procera
Genus Proceraea Ehlers, 1864
Genus Procerea
Tribe Procerini Nygren, 2004

Genus Autolytus Grube, 1850 accepted as Myrianida Milne Edwards, 1845
Genus Sacconereis J. Müller, 1853 accepted as Myrianida Milne Edwards, 1845
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Note  Authority: Langerhans (1879) has to be deemed as the author of Autolytinae as reported by San Martín (2003) and not Grube (1850) as reported by Nygren (2003). Grube erected the genus Autolytus, but Langerhans proposed the tribe Autolyteae as senior taxon of Autolytus, Proceraea, Myrianida, Virchowia and Procerastea. See Article 36 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, IV edition. [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:152231
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2005-04-08 14:15:32Z  created  Cuvelier, Daphne
2007-02-26 14:06:19Z  checked  Musco, Luigi
2008-03-26 11:36:43Z  changed  Fauchald, Kristian
  
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  Citation: Fauchald, K.; Musco, L. (2013). Autolytinae. In: Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2013) World Polychaeta database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=152231 on 2013-05-25
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