WoRMS name details
Autosyllis Imajima & Hartman, 1964
238283 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:238283)
unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Genus
Autosyllis japonica Imajima & Hartman, 1964 accepted as Virchowia japonica (Imajima & Hartman, 1964) (type by original designation)
- Species Autosyllis japonica Imajima & Hartman, 1964 accepted as Virchowia japonica (Imajima & Hartman, 1964) (superseded original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Imajima, Minoru & Hartman, Olga. (1964). The polychaetous annelids of Japan. <em>Occasional Papers of the Allan Hancock Foundation.</em> 26(1-2): 1-452 [issued in 2 parts]., available online at http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15799coll82/id/18946
page(s): 103-104 [details]
page(s): 103-104 [details]
Etymology The generic name Autosyllis derives from the Greek prefix 'auto', meaning 'self', 'or 'same', and the name of the genus...
Etymology The generic name Autosyllis derives from the Greek prefix 'auto', meaning 'self', 'or 'same', and the name of the genus Syllis. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Autosyllis Imajima & Hartman, 1964. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=238283 on 2026-06-26
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Nomenclature
original description
Imajima, Minoru & Hartman, Olga. (1964). The polychaetous annelids of Japan. <em>Occasional Papers of the Allan Hancock Foundation.</em> 26(1-2): 1-452 [issued in 2 parts]., available online at http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15799coll82/id/18946
page(s): 103-104 [details]
page(s): 103-104 [details]
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): 79 [details] Available for editors
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Etymology The generic name Autosyllis derives from the Greek prefix 'auto', meaning 'self', 'or 'same', and the name of the genus Syllis. [details]
