Polychaeta name details
Autolytus orientalis Willey, 1905
327062 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:327062)
uncertain > nomen dubium (no types, Possibly synonymous with M. pachycera)
Species
Autolytus Grube, 1850 accepted as Myrianida Milne Edwards, 1845
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Willey, Arthur. (1905). Report on the Polychaeta collected by Professor Herdman, at Ceylon, in 1902. <em>Report to the Government of Ceylon on the Pearl Oyster Fisheries of the Gulf of Manaar by W.A. Herdman, with supplementary reports upon the Marine Biology of Ceylon, by Other Naturalists. Part IV. Supplementary Reports.</em> 30: 243-324, plates I-VIII., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1936112
page(s): 270, plate IV figs. 81-84 [details]
page(s): 270, plate IV figs. 81-84 [details]
Type locality contained in Sri Lankan Exclusive Economic Zone
, Note Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka
type locality contained in Sri Lankan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Type locality Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka [details]
Status No types. Nygren (2004) did not transfer the name to Myrianida and instead included Autolytus orientalis amongst the nomina...
Status No types. Nygren (2004) did not transfer the name to Myrianida and instead included Autolytus orientalis amongst the nomina dubia Autolytus names. He suggested the name was possibly synonymous with M. pachycera. The checklist for India of Sivadas & Carvalho (2020) lists Autolytus orientalis as a combination in Myrianida, but without a supporting reference for the new combination [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Autolytus orientalis Willey, 1905. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=327062 on 2024-05-16
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Willey, Arthur. (1905). Report on the Polychaeta collected by Professor Herdman, at Ceylon, in 1902. <em>Report to the Government of Ceylon on the Pearl Oyster Fisheries of the Gulf of Manaar by W.A. Herdman, with supplementary reports upon the Marine Biology of Ceylon, by Other Naturalists. Part IV. Supplementary Reports.</em> 30: 243-324, plates I-VIII., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1936112
page(s): 270, plate IV figs. 81-84 [details]
status source Sivadas, S. K.; Carvalho, R. (2020). Marine Annelida of India: taxonomy and status evaluation and an updated checklist. <em>Journal of Threatened Taxa.</em> 12(12): 16647–16714., available online at https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/5357
note: Checklist lists Autolytus orientalis as a Myrianida, but without a supporting reference for the combination [details] Available for editors
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status source Nygren, Arne. (2004). Revision of Autolytinae (Syllidae: Polychaeta). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 680: 1-314., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2004f/z00680f.pdf
page(s): 191; note: No types, indeterminable? [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 270, plate IV figs. 81-84 [details]
status source Sivadas, S. K.; Carvalho, R. (2020). Marine Annelida of India: taxonomy and status evaluation and an updated checklist. <em>Journal of Threatened Taxa.</em> 12(12): 16647–16714., available online at https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/5357
note: Checklist lists Autolytus orientalis as a Myrianida, but without a supporting reference for the combination [details] Available for editors
[request] status source Nygren, Arne. (2004). Revision of Autolytinae (Syllidae: Polychaeta). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 680: 1-314., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2004f/z00680f.pdf
page(s): 191; note: No types, indeterminable? [details] Available for editors
[request] 
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Status No types. Nygren (2004) did not transfer the name to Myrianida and instead included Autolytus orientalis amongst the nomina dubia Autolytus names. He suggested the name was possibly synonymous with M. pachycera. The checklist for India of Sivadas & Carvalho (2020) lists Autolytus orientalis as a combination in Myrianida, but without a supporting reference for the new combination [details]From other sources
Type locality Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka [details]
