WoRMS name details
Autolytus solitarius Webster & Benedict, 1887
327068 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:327068)
uncertain > nomen dubium
Species
Autolytus Grube, 1850 accepted as Myrianida Milne Edwards, 1845
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Webster, Harrison Edwin and Benedict, James E. (1887). The Annelida Chaetopoda, from Eastport, Maine. <em>U.S. Commission of Fish & Fisheries. Report of the United States Commissioner of Fisheries.</em> 1885. part 13, II. appendix to report of commissioner, D.22. :707-758, including pls. 1-8., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15839855
page(s): 722-723, plate II fig. 51, plate IV figs. 52-54 [details]
page(s): 722-723, plate II fig. 51, plate IV figs. 52-54 [details]
Holotype USNM 27551, geounit Maine
, Note Eastport, Maine, USA, northwestern Atlantic...
Holotype USNM 27551, geounit Maine [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Eastport, Maine, USA, northwestern Atlantic Ocean (gazetteer estimate 44.903°, -66.984°). [details]
Type material Holotype a 5 mm long male stolon mounted in a slide, deposited at the National Museum of Natural History, USA (USNM 27551). [details]
Depth range Unknown.
Distribution Atlantic coast of North America (Eastport, Maine, USA).
Etymology The specific epithet solitarius, Latin adjective meaning 'solitary' or 'lonely', refers probably to the fact that "a single...
Status The holotype was revised by Nygren (2004: 193), who considered the species to be a nomen dubium, stating: "Male stolon of...
Depth range Unknown. [details]
Distribution Atlantic coast of North America (Eastport, Maine, USA).
Distribution Atlantic coast of North America (Eastport, Maine, USA). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet solitarius, Latin adjective meaning 'solitary' or 'lonely', refers probably to the fact that "a single...
Etymology The specific epithet solitarius, Latin adjective meaning 'solitary' or 'lonely', refers probably to the fact that "a single male specimen was taken" (Webster & Benedict, 1887: 722). [details]
Status The holotype was revised by Nygren (2004: 193), who considered the species to be a nomen dubium, stating: "Male stolon of...
Status The holotype was revised by Nygren (2004: 193), who considered the species to be a nomen dubium, stating: "Male stolon of Myrianida-type with single hair of tentacular cirri, and 3 chaetigers in region a. Could be the stolon to any of several Myrianida-taxa in the area." [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Autolytus solitarius Webster & Benedict, 1887. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=327068 on 2024-04-27
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Webster, Harrison Edwin and Benedict, James E. (1887). The Annelida Chaetopoda, from Eastport, Maine. <em>U.S. Commission of Fish & Fisheries. Report of the United States Commissioner of Fisheries.</em> 1885. part 13, II. appendix to report of commissioner, D.22. :707-758, including pls. 1-8., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15839855
page(s): 722-723, plate II fig. 51, plate IV figs. 52-54 [details]
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): 193; note: as nomen dubium [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 722-723, plate II fig. 51, plate IV figs. 52-54 [details]
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): 193; note: as nomen dubium [details] Available for editors
[request] 
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 27551, geounit Maine [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Unknown. [details]Distribution Atlantic coast of North America (Eastport, Maine, USA). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet solitarius, Latin adjective meaning 'solitary' or 'lonely', refers probably to the fact that "a single male specimen was taken" (Webster & Benedict, 1887: 722). [details]
Habitat Unknown. [details]
Status The holotype was revised by Nygren (2004: 193), who considered the species to be a nomen dubium, stating: "Male stolon of Myrianida-type with single hair of tentacular cirri, and 3 chaetigers in region a. Could be the stolon to any of several Myrianida-taxa in the area." [details]
Type locality Eastport, Maine, USA, northwestern Atlantic Ocean (gazetteer estimate 44.903°, -66.984°). [details]
Type material Holotype a 5 mm long male stolon mounted in a slide, deposited at the National Museum of Natural History, USA (USNM 27551). [details]
