WoRMS name details
Autolytus Grube, 1850
129646 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129646)
unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Genus
Nereis prolifera O.F. Müller, 1788 accepted as Myrianida prolifera (O.F. Müller, 1788) (type by monotypy)
- Subgenus Autolytus (Polybostrichus)
- Species Autolytus (Polybostrichus) maclearamus McIntosh, 1885 accepted as Epigamia maclearanus (McIntosh, 1885) (invalid subgenus)
- Species Autolytus (Polybostrichus) triangulifer Grube, 1878 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Subgenus Autolytus (Proceraea)
- Species Autolytus (Proceraea) ornatus Marion & Bobretzky, 1875 accepted as Myrianida rubropunctata (Grube, 1860)
- Species Autolytus (Proceraea) picta (Ehlers, 1864) accepted as Proceraea picta Ehlers, 1864 (superseded recombination)
- Species Autolytus (Proceraea) simplex Verrill, 1900 accepted as Autolytus pseudosimplex Augener, 1922 (subjective synonym)
- Species Autolytus (Proceraea) trilineatus Berkeley & Berkeley, 1945 accepted as Proceraea prismatica (O.F. Müller, 1776) (superseded recombination)
- Species Autolytus beringianus Annenkova, 1934
- Species Autolytus bicolor Rullier, 1972
- Species Autolytus bondei Day, 1934
- Species Autolytus canariensis (Greeff, 1879)
- Species Autolytus caterinkae Uschakov, 1950
- Species Autolytus emertoni Verrill, 1881
- Species Autolytus neapolitanus Cognetti, 1953
- Species Autolytus ornatus (Verrill, 1873)
- Species Autolytus pseudosimplex Augener, 1922
- Species Autolytus robustisetus Wu & Sun in Sun, 1978
- Species Autolytus rostripalpus Chlebovitsch, 1962
- Species Autolytus scheremetevskiyi Averincev, 1982
- Species Autolytus simplex Ehlers, 1900
- Species Autolytus tuberculatus (Schmarda, 1861)
- Species Autolytus ussuriensis Zachs, 1933
- Species Autolytus varius Treadwell, 1914
- Subgenus Autolytus (Autolytides) Malaquin, 1893 accepted as Myrianida Milne Edwards, 1845 (subjective synonym)
- Species Autolytus (Autolytides) anoplos Monro, 1933 accepted as Proceraea anopla (Monro, 1933) (superseded original combination)
- Species Autolytus (Autolytides) inermis Saint Joseph, 1887 accepted as Myrianida inermis (Saint Joseph, 1887)
- Subgenus Autolytus (Autolytus) Grube, 1850 accepted as Myrianida Milne Edwards, 1845 (subjective synonym)
- Species Autolytus (Autolytus) magnus (Berkeley, 1923)
- Species Autolytus (Autolytus) dentalius Imajima, 1966 accepted as Myrianida dentalia (Imajima, 1966) (superseded original combination)
- Species Autolytus (Autolytus) pentadentatus Imajima, 1966 accepted as Myrianida pentadentata (Imajima, 1966) (superseded original combination)
- Species Autolytus (Autolytus) spinoculatus Imajima, 1966 accepted as Myrianida spinoculata (Imajima, 1966) (superseded original combination)
- Species Autolytus (Autolytus) tamanus Imajima, 1966 accepted as Paraproceraea tamana (Imajima, 1966) (superseded original combination)
- Species Autolytus (Autolytus) tsugarus Imajima, 1966 accepted as Imajimaea tsugara (Imajima, 1966) (superseded original combination)
- Subgenus Autolytus (Regulatus) Imajima, 1966 accepted as Proceraea Ehlers, 1864
- Species Autolytus (Regulatus) kiiensis Imajima, 1966
- Species Autolytus (Regulatus) alternata Imajima & Hartman, 1964 accepted as Epigamia alternata (Imajima & Hartman, 1964) (superseded alternate representation of original combination)
- Species Autolytus (Regulatus) boreatus Imajima, 1966 accepted as Proceraea boreata (Imajima, 1966) (superseded original combination)
- Species Autolytus (Regulatus) charcoti Gravier, 1906 accepted as Epigamia charcoti (Gravier, 1906) (superseded recombination with subgeneric attribution)
- Species Autolytus (Regulatus) convolutus (Cognetti, 1953) accepted as Myrianida convoluta (Cognetti, 1953)
- Species Autolytus (Regulatus) cornutus (Agassiz, 1862) accepted as Proceraea cornuta (Agassiz, 1862)
- Species Autolytus (Regulatus) misakiensis Imajima, 1966 accepted as Proceraea misakiensis (Imajima, 1966) (superseded original combination)
- Species Autolytus (Regulatus) mukaishimus Imajima, 1966 accepted as Proceraea mukaishima (Imajima, 1966) (superseded original combination)
- Species Autolytus (Regulatus) nipponensis Imajima & Hartman, 1964 accepted as Epigamia noroi (Imajima & Hartman, 1964) (subjective synonym)
- Species Autolytus (Regulatus) noroi Imajima & Hartman, 1964 accepted as Epigamia noroi (Imajima & Hartman, 1964) (superseded alternate representation of original combination)
- Species Autolytus (Regulatus) okadai Imajima, 1966 accepted as Proceraea okadai (Imajima, 1966) (superseded original combination)
- Species Autolytus (Regulatus) penetrans Wright & Woodwick, 1977 accepted as Proceraea penetrans (Wright & Woodwick, 1977) (superseded original combination)
- Species Autolytus (Regulatus) setoensis Imajima, 1966 accepted as Proceraea setoensis (Imajima, 1966) (superseded original combination)
- Species Autolytus (Regulatus) usaensis Imajima, 1966 accepted as Epigamia usaensis (Imajima, 1966) (subjective synonym)
- Species Autolytus (Regulatus) vulgarius Imajima, 1966 accepted as Proceraea vulgaria (Imajima, 1966) (superseded original combination)
- Subgenus Autolytus (Stephanosyllis) Claparède, 1864 accepted as Proceraea Ehlers, 1864
- Species Autolytus (Stephanosyllis) scapularis Claparède, 1864 accepted as Proceraea scapularis (Claparède, 1864) (superseded original combination)
- Species Autolytus afer Ehlers, 1908 accepted as Epigamia charcoti (Gravier, 1906) (subjective synonym)
- Species Autolytus agassizii Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Myrianida prolifera (O.F. Müller, 1788) (subjective synonym)
- Species Autolytus alexandri Malmgren, 1867 accepted as Epigamia alexandri (Malmgren, 1867) (superseded original combination)
- Species Autolytus alternata Imajima & Hartman, 1964 accepted as Epigamia alternata (Imajima & Hartman, 1964) (superseded original combination)
- Species Autolytus anoplos Monro, 1933 accepted as Proceraea anopla (Monro, 1933) (superseded recombination)
- Species Autolytus antondohrni Çinar & Gambi, 2005 accepted as Myrianida tyrrhenica (Cognetti, 1953) (subjective synonym)
- Species Autolytus arboreus Westheide, 1974 accepted as Myrianida arborea (Westheide, 1974) (superseded original combination)
- Species Autolytus aurantiacus (Claparède, 1868) accepted as Proceraea aurantiaca Claparède, 1868
- Species Autolytus benazzii Cognetti, 1953 accepted as Myrianida brachycephala (Marenzeller, 1874)
- Species Autolytus bidens Treadwell, 1941 accepted as Odontosyllis enopla Verrill, 1900 (subjective synonym)
- Species Autolytus brachycephalus (Marenzeller, 1874) accepted as Myrianida brachycephala (Marenzeller, 1874)
- Species Autolytus branchiatus Averincev, 1972 accepted as Virchowia branchiata (Averincev, 1972) (superseded original combination)
- Species Autolytus brevicirrata Winternitz, 1936 accepted as Myrianida brevicirrata (Winternitz, 1936) (superseded original combination)
- Species Autolytus charcoti Gravier, 1906 accepted as Epigamia charcoti (Gravier, 1906) (superseded original combination)
- Species Autolytus cognettii Çinar & Gambi, 2005 accepted as Myrianida cognettii (Çinar & Gambi, 2005) (superseded original combination)
- Species Autolytus convolutus Cognetti, 1953 accepted as Myrianida convoluta (Cognetti, 1953)
- Species Autolytus cornutus Agassiz, 1862 accepted as Proceraea cornuta (Agassiz, 1862) (superseded original combination)
- Species Autolytus dentalius Imajima, 1966 accepted as Myrianida dentalia (Imajima, 1966) (alternate representation)
- Species Autolytus devaneyi Hartmann-Schröder, 1992 accepted as Myrianida australiensis (Hartmann-Schröder, 1982) (subjective synonym)
- Species Autolytus edwardsi Saint Joseph, 1887 accepted as Myrianida edwarsi (Saint Joseph, 1887) (Lapsus calami)
- Species Autolytus edwardsii Saint Joseph, 1887 accepted as Myrianida edwarsi (Saint Joseph, 1887) (Lapsus calami)
- Species Autolytus edwarsi Saint Joseph, 1887 accepted as Myrianida edwarsi (Saint Joseph, 1887) (superseded original combination)
- Species Autolytus ehbiensis Saint Joseph, 1887 accepted as Myrianida prolifera (O.F. Müller, 1788)
- Species Autolytus fallax Malmgren, 1867 accepted as Proceraea cornuta (Agassiz, 1862) (subjective synonym)
- Species Autolytus fasciatus (Bosc, 1802) accepted as Proceraea fasciata (Bosc, 1802) (superseded recombination)
- Species Autolytus gibber Ehlers, 1897 accepted as Epigamia maclearanus (McIntosh, 1885) (subjective synonym)
- Species Autolytus groenlandicus Wesenberg-Lund, 1947 accepted as Autolytus emertoni Verrill, 1881
- Species Autolytus hesperidium Claparède, 1868 accepted as Myrianida hesperidium (Claparède, 1868) (superseded original combination)
- Species Autolytus hesperidum Claparède, 1868 accepted as Myrianida prolifera (O.F. Müller, 1788) (subjective synonym)
- Species Autolytus incertus Malmgren, 1867 accepted as Proceraea prismatica (O.F. Müller, 1776)
- Species Autolytus inermis Saint-Joseph, 1887 accepted as Myrianida inermis (Saint Joseph, 1887) (superseded original combination)
- Species Autolytus irregularis Imajima & Hartman, 1964 accepted as Myrianida irregularis (Imajima & Hartman, 1964) (superseded original combination)
- Species Autolytus japonensis Imajima & Hartman, 1964 accepted as Imajimaea japonensis (Imajima & Hartman, 1964) (superseded original combination)
- Species Autolytus juventudensis San Martín, 1994 accepted as Myrianida juventudensis (San Martín, 1994) (superseded original combination)
- Species Autolytus labordai San Martín & López, 2002 accepted as Epigamia labordai (San Martín & López, 2002) (superseded original combination)
- Species Autolytus langerhansi Gidholm, 1967 accepted as Myrianida langerhansi (Gidholm, 1967) (superseded original combination)
- Species Autolytus langheransi Gidholm, 1967 accepted as Myrianida langerhansi (Gidholm, 1967) (Lapsus calami)
- Species Autolytus longeferiens Saint Joseph, 1887 accepted as Epigamia alexandri (Malmgren, 1867)
- Species Autolytus longigula Verrill, 1881 accepted as Epigamia alexandri (Malmgren, 1867)
- Species Autolytus longoprimicirratus López, San Martín & Jiménez, 1997 accepted as Myrianida longoprimicirrata (López, San Martín & Jiménez, 1997) (superseded original combination)
- Species Autolytus longosetosus (Örsted, 1843) accepted as Proceraea prismatica (O.F. Müller, 1776) (superseded combination of subjective synonym)
- Species Autolytus lugens Saint Joseph, 1887 accepted as Myrianida quindecimdentata (Langerhans, 1884) (subjective synonym)
- Species Autolytus maclearanus McIntosh, 1885 accepted as Epigamia maclearanus (McIntosh, 1885) (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded original combination)
- Species Autolytus macrophthalmus (Marenzeller, 1875) accepted as Epigamia macrophthalma (Marenzeller, 1875) (superseded recombination)
- Species Autolytus magnus Berkeley, 1923 accepted as Epigamia magna (Berkeley, 1923) (superseded original combination)
- Species Autolytus mediterraneus Cognetti, 1953 accepted as Myrianida quindecimdentata (Langerhans, 1884) (alternate representation of subjective synonym)
- Species Autolytus megodon Saint Joseph, 1887 accepted as Proceraea scapularis (Claparède, 1864)
- Species Autolytus mirabilis Verrill, 1882 accepted as Myrianida brachycephala (Marenzeller, 1874)
- Species Autolytus monoceros (Ehlers, 1907) accepted as Proceraea monoceros (Ehlers, 1907) (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded subsequent combination)
- Species Autolytus multidentatus Hartmann-Schröder, 1959 accepted as Odontosyllis multidentatus (Hartmann-Schröder, 1959) (superseded original combination)
- Species Autolytus multidenticulatus Westheide, 1974 accepted as Myrianida multidenticulata (Westheide, 1974) (superseded original combination)
- Species Autolytus newtoni Malmgren, 1867 accepted as Epigamia alexandri (Malmgren, 1867) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, subjective synonym)
- Species Autolytus nipponensis Imajima & Hartman, 1964 accepted as Epigamia noroi (Imajima & Hartman, 1964) (subjective synonym)
- Species Autolytus noroi Imajima & Hartman, 1964 accepted as Epigamia noroi (Imajima & Hartman, 1964) (superseded original combination)
- Species Autolytus ornatus Verrill, 1879 accepted as Autolytus varians Verrill, 1881 (unaccepted > junior homonym, replaced junior homonym)
- Species Autolytus pachycerus Augener, 1913 accepted as Myrianida pachycera (Augener, 1913) (superseded original combination)
- Species Autolytus paradoxus Saint Joseph, 1887 accepted as Epigamia alexandri (Malmgren, 1867)
- Species Autolytus pictus (Ehlers, 1864) accepted as Proceraea picta Ehlers, 1864 (superseded recombination)
- Species Autolytus planipalpus Chamberlin, 1919 accepted as Epigamia planipalpa (Chamberlin, 1919) (superseded original combination)
- Species Autolytus prismaticus (O.F. Müller, 1776) accepted as Proceraea prismatica (O.F. Müller, 1776)
- Species Autolytus profundus San Martín, 2004 accepted as Myrianida profunda (San Martin, 2004) (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded original combination)
- Species Autolytus prolifer (O. F. Müller, 1788) accepted as Myrianida prolifera (O.F. Müller, 1788) (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded subsequent combination)
- Species Autolytus prolifera (O.F. Müller, 1788) accepted as Myrianida prolifera (O.F. Müller, 1788) (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet, with the masculine genus Autolytus the spelling should be 'prolifer')
- Species Autolytus punctatus Saint Joseph, 1887 accepted as Myrianida brachycephala (Marenzeller, 1874)
- Species Autolytus purpureimaculata Okada, 1933 accepted as Myrianida pachycera (Augener, 1913) (subjective synonym)
- Species Autolytus quindecemdentatus [auct. misspelling for 'quindecimdentatus'] accepted as Myrianida quindecimdentata (Langerhans, 1884) (Lapsus calami)
- Species Autolytus quindecimdentatus Langerhans, 1884 accepted as Myrianida quindecimdentata (Langerhans, 1884) (superseded original combination)
- Species Autolytus quinquedecimdentatus [auct. misspelling] accepted as Myrianida quindecimdentata (Langerhans, 1884) (misspelling)
- Species Autolytus rangiroaensis Hartmann-Schröder, 1992 accepted as Myrianida rangiroaensis (Hartmann-Schröder, 1992) (superseded original combination)
- Species Autolytus rubrolineatus Gildhom, 1967 accepted as Myrianida irregularis (Imajima & Hartman, 1964)
- Species Autolytus rubropunctatus (Grube, 1860) accepted as Myrianida rubropunctata (Grube, 1860)
- Species Autolytus sardai Martin & Alós, 1987 accepted as Epigamia macrophthalma (Marenzeller, 1875) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, subjective synonym)
- Species Autolytus scapularis Claparède, 1864 accepted as Proceraea scapularis (Claparède, 1864) (superseded alternate representation of original combination)
- Species Autolytus spirifer Augener, 1913 accepted as Virchowia spirifer (Augener, 1913) (superseded original combination)
- Species Autolytus torquens Chamberlin, 1919 accepted as Autolytus obliquatus Chamberlin, 1919 (subjective synonym)
- Species Autolytus trilineatus Berkeley & Berkeley, 1945 accepted as Proceraea prismatica (O.F. Müller, 1776)
- Species Autolytus tyrrhenicus Cognetti, 1953 accepted as Myrianida tyrrhenica (Cognetti, 1953) (superseded original combination)
- Species Autolytus usaensis Imajima, 1966 accepted as Epigamia usaensis (Imajima, 1966) (subjective synonym)
- Species Autolytus verrilli Marenzeller, 1892 accepted as Epigamia alexandri (Malmgren, 1867)
- Species Autolytus zonatus Mohammad, 1973 accepted as Imajimaea zonata (Mohammad, 1973) (superseded original combination)
- Species Autolytus triangulifer (Grube, 1878) represented as Autolytus (Polybostrichus) triangulifer Grube, 1878
- Species Autolytus chathamensis Knox, 1960 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, indeterminable syllid stolons (fide Nygren, 2004))
- Species Autolytus longstaffi Ehlers, 1912 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Autolytus obliquatus Chamberlin, 1919 (uncertain > nomen dubium, incerta sedis)
- Species Autolytus orientalis Willey, 1905 (uncertain > nomen dubium, no types, Possibly synonymous with M. pachycera)
- Species Autolytus roseus Claparède, 1864 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Autolytus rubrovittatus Claparède, 1864 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Autolytus smittiae Malaquin, 1893 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Autolytus solitarius Webster & Benedict, 1887 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Autolytus syllisetosus Langerhans, 1884 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Autolytus varians Verrill, 1881 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
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Grube, Adolf Eduard. (1850). Die Familien der Anneliden. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Berlin.</em> 16(1): 249-364., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6958350
page(s): 310 + unnumbered table facing page 281 [details]
page(s): 310 + unnumbered table facing page 281 [details]
Etymology Grube gives no etymology or even diagnosis for Autolytus. However, Grube genera names tended to be descriptive Latin...
Taxonomy Nygren (2004: 115), in his revision of the subfamily Autolytinae considered the genus Autolytus Grube, 1850 as a junior...
Etymology Grube gives no etymology or even diagnosis for Autolytus. However, Grube genera names tended to be descriptive Latin rather than names from mythology or names honoring other biologists. The closest mythological name is Autolycus from Homer's Oddssey, but it was already used at the time in Coleotera (insecta). So, taken literally, the generic name Autolytus is composed from the Latin prefix auto-, meaning 'self', and the Greek word lytos, meaning 'capable of being unfastened or dissolved', and seems to refer to the schizogamus reproduction by gemmiparity present in the group. [details]
Taxonomy Nygren (2004: 115), in his revision of the subfamily Autolytinae considered the genus Autolytus Grube, 1850 as a junior...
Taxonomy Nygren (2004: 115), in his revision of the subfamily Autolytinae considered the genus Autolytus Grube, 1850 as a junior synonym of Myrianida Milne Edwards, 1845. However, some species remained within the genus Autolytus due to their uncertain taxonomic position, being considered as "incertae sedis". [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Autolytus Grube, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129646 on 2024-10-30
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Grube, Adolf Eduard. (1850). Die Familien der Anneliden. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Berlin.</em> 16(1): 249-364., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6958350
page(s): 310 + unnumbered table facing page 281 [details]
additional source Quatrefages, A. (1866). Histoire naturelle des Annelés marins et d'eau douce. Annélides et Géphyriens. <b>Volume 2.</b>. Première partie. 1-336. Deuxième Partie. 337-794. Explication des planches p.1-24. planches 1-20. Librarie Encyclopédique de Roret. Paris., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=M_xNAAAAcAAJ
page(s): 650 [details]
additional source Fauchald, K. (1977). The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. <em>Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA), Science Series.</em> 28:1-188., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Day, J. H. (1967). [Errantia] A monograph on the Polychaeta of Southern Africa. Part 1. Errantia. British Museum (Natural History), London. pp. vi, 1–458, xxix., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8596 [details]
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 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 310 + unnumbered table facing page 281 [details]
additional source Quatrefages, A. (1866). Histoire naturelle des Annelés marins et d'eau douce. Annélides et Géphyriens. <b>Volume 2.</b>. Première partie. 1-336. Deuxième Partie. 337-794. Explication des planches p.1-24. planches 1-20. Librarie Encyclopédique de Roret. Paris., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=M_xNAAAAcAAJ
page(s): 650 [details]
additional source Fauchald, K. (1977). The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. <em>Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA), Science Series.</em> 28:1-188., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Day, J. H. (1967). [Errantia] A monograph on the Polychaeta of Southern Africa. Part 1. Errantia. British Museum (Natural History), London. pp. vi, 1–458, xxix., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8596 [details]
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 [details] Available for editors
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Etymology Grube gives no etymology or even diagnosis for Autolytus. However, Grube genera names tended to be descriptive Latin rather than names from mythology or names honoring other biologists. The closest mythological name is Autolycus from Homer's Oddssey, but it was already used at the time in Coleotera (insecta). So, taken literally, the generic name Autolytus is composed from the Latin prefix auto-, meaning 'self', and the Greek word lytos, meaning 'capable of being unfastened or dissolved', and seems to refer to the schizogamus reproduction by gemmiparity present in the group. [details]Grammatical gender Masculine. Subsequent authors have, with two exceptions, considered Autolytus as a masculine form. However, Grube (1850) himself did not change the feminine Nereis prolifera of the type species original name to Autolytus prolifer as he perhaps should have done. The word 'prolifer a um' is a new latin adjective meaning fruitful or productive according to Brown (1954) [details]
Taxonomy Nygren (2004: 115), in his revision of the subfamily Autolytinae considered the genus Autolytus Grube, 1850 as a junior synonym of Myrianida Milne Edwards, 1845. However, some species remained within the genus Autolytus due to their uncertain taxonomic position, being considered as "incertae sedis". [details]
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Remark Type species Nereis prolifera O. F. Muller 1788 in Fauchald, 1977<246>. [details]
