WoRMS name details
Autolytus edwarsi Saint Joseph, 1887
238455 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:238455)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
Autolytus Grube, 1850 accepted as Myrianida Milne Edwards, 1845
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Saint-Joseph, Arthur d'Anthoine de. (1887). Les annélides polychètes des côtes de Dinard. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Zoologie et Paléontologie, Paris.</em> Série 7, 1(4): 127-270, plates VII-XII., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33074463
page(s): 235-237, pl. 11, fig. 110 [details]
page(s): 235-237, pl. 11, fig. 110 [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Autolytus edwarsi Saint Joseph, 1887. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=238455 on 2026-06-10
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Nomenclature
original description
Saint-Joseph, Arthur d'Anthoine de. (1887). Les annélides polychètes des côtes de Dinard. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Zoologie et Paléontologie, Paris.</em> Série 7, 1(4): 127-270, plates VII-XII., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33074463
page(s): 235-237, pl. 11, fig. 110 [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): 128-130, fig. 62A-E [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 235-237, pl. 11, fig. 110 [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): 128-130, fig. 62A-E [details] Available for editors
Other
additional source
Southern, R. (1914). Clare Island Survey. Archiannelida and Polychaeta. <em>Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy.</em> 31(47): 1-160., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34773787
page(s): 43 [details]
page(s): 43 [details]
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality