WoRMS name details
Autolytus devaneyi Hartmann-Schröder, 1992
816527 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:816527)
unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Species
Autolytus Grube, 1850 accepted as Myrianida Milne Edwards, 1845
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Hartmann-Schröder, Gesa. (1992). Zur Polychaetenfauna der Polynesischen Inseln Huahiné (Gesellschafts inseln) und Rangiroa (Tuamotu-Inseln). <em>Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen zoologischen Museum und Institut.</em> 89: 49-84.
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Holotype ZMH P-20703, geounit Rangiroa
, Note Pier of Kia Ora village, lagoon side of...
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Holotype ZMH P-20703, geounit Rangiroa [details]
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Type locality Pier of Kia Ora village, lagoon side of Rangiroa Atoll, Tuamotu Islands, Pacific Ocean (gazetteer estimate -14.9644°, long. -147.6374°). [details]
Depth range Subtidal phytal zone.
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Rangiroa Atoll (Tuamotu Islands, French Polynesia).
Etymology The species is named in honor of Dennis Devaney, colleague and friend of the author.
Depth range Subtidal phytal zone. [details]
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Rangiroa Atoll (Tuamotu Islands, French Polynesia).
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Rangiroa Atoll (Tuamotu Islands, French Polynesia). [details]
Etymology The species is named in honor of Dennis Devaney, colleague and friend of the author.
Etymology The species is named in honor of Dennis Devaney, colleague and friend of the author. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Autolytus devaneyi Hartmann-Schröder, 1992. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=816527 on 2025-05-10
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Nomenclature
original description
Hartmann-Schröder, Gesa. (1992). Zur Polychaetenfauna der Polynesischen Inseln Huahiné (Gesellschafts inseln) und Rangiroa (Tuamotu-Inseln). <em>Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen zoologischen Museum und Institut.</em> 89: 49-84.
page(s): 62, figs. 26-29 [details] Available for editors
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Taxonomy
source of synonymy
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): 119-120, fig. 56A-E [details] Available for editors
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Holotype ZMH P-20703, geounit Rangiroa [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Subtidal phytal zone. [details]Distribution Pacific Ocean: Rangiroa Atoll (Tuamotu Islands, French Polynesia). [details]
Etymology The species is named in honor of Dennis Devaney, colleague and friend of the author. [details]
Habitat Subtidal calcareous algae and sand, in the atoll lagoon. [details]
Type locality Pier of Kia Ora village, lagoon side of Rangiroa Atoll, Tuamotu Islands, Pacific Ocean (gazetteer estimate -14.9644°, long. -147.6374°).
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