WoRMS name details
Autolytus arboreus Westheide, 1974
817493 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:817493)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
Autolytus Grube, 1850 accepted as Myrianida Milne Edwards, 1845
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Westheide, Wilfried 1974. Interstitielle Fauna von Galapagos. XI. Pisionidae, Hesionidae, Pilargidae, Syllidae (Polychaeta). Mikrofauna des Meeresbodens, 44: 1-146.
page(s): 127, fig. 59 [details]
page(s): 127, fig. 59 [details]
Holotype ZMH P-13620, geounit Galapagos
, Note Pacific Ocean, Galapagos Islands, Santa Cruz...
Holotype ZMH P-13620, geounit Galapagos [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Pacific Ocean, Galapagos Islands, Santa Cruz Island, Bahía de la Academia, northern side, immediately in front of Darwin Station (geocoordinates not provided, but estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. -0.742942º, long. -90.305915º). [details]
Depth range Intertidal.
Distribution Pacific Ocean, Galapagos Islands, Santa Cruz Island, Bahía de la Academia.
Etymology The specific epithet arboreus is the Latin word for 'tree-like', 'arborescent', referring to the look of the anterior...
Depth range Intertidal. [details]
Distribution Pacific Ocean, Galapagos Islands, Santa Cruz Island, Bahía de la Academia.
Distribution Pacific Ocean, Galapagos Islands, Santa Cruz Island, Bahía de la Academia. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet arboreus is the Latin word for 'tree-like', 'arborescent', referring to the look of the anterior...
Etymology The specific epithet arboreus is the Latin word for 'tree-like', 'arborescent', referring to the look of the anterior region of the species, with antennae and first pair of dorsal cirri being very long. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Autolytus arboreus Westheide, 1974. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=817493 on 2025-05-10
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Nomenclature
original description
Westheide, Wilfried 1974. Interstitielle Fauna von Galapagos. XI. Pisionidae, Hesionidae, Pilargidae, Syllidae (Polychaeta). Mikrofauna des Meeresbodens, 44: 1-146.
page(s): 127, fig. 59 [details]
new combination reference 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): 118, fig. 55A-C [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 127, fig. 59 [details]
new combination reference 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): 118, fig. 55A-C [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Depth range Intertidal. [details]Distribution Pacific Ocean, Galapagos Islands, Santa Cruz Island, Bahía de la Academia. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet arboreus is the Latin word for 'tree-like', 'arborescent', referring to the look of the anterior region of the species, with antennae and first pair of dorsal cirri being very long. [details]
Habitat Under intertidal stones. [details]
Type locality Pacific Ocean, Galapagos Islands, Santa Cruz Island, Bahía de la Academia, northern side, immediately in front of Darwin Station (geocoordinates not provided, but estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. -0.742942º, long. -90.305915º). [details]
