Autolytus varians Verrill, 1881

Nygren, Arne, 2004, Revision of Autolytinae (Syllidae: Polychaeta)., Zootaxa 680, pp. 1-314 : 194

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Autolytus ornatus Verrill, 1880: 170 View in CoL .

Autolytus varians nom. n. Verrill, 1881: 320, pl.12, fig. 7; 1884: 662; Hartman 1944: 338, pl. 13,

fig. 3, pl. 25, fig. 3.

Material examined. USA: 2 slides marked as types; YPM 24219 (stock with developing stolons), Newport, 1880; YPM 24223 (male stolon), Woods hole, 1880. 3 additional slides; YPM 24218 (female stolon), unknown year; YPM 24224 (2 female stolons, and one atoke), Woods hole, 23 Jul 1881; YPM 24225 (2 female stolons), Salem, Essex bridge, 1879.

Distribution. North West Atlantic.

Remarks. Autolytus varians was first described as A. ornatus , but the name was changed since Stephanosyllis ornata Verrill, 1873 , was found to be congeneric. The description was based on female stolons, with 3 chaetigers in region a, and a "possible" male was also briefly described. The types that are available do not fit the original description. YPM 24219 is a stock with developing stolons, YPM 24223 is a male stolon. As the types can not be safely determined, and as the described stolons can be of several possible species, A. varians is considered as nomen dubium.

References

Hartman, O. (1944) New England Annelida. Part 2. Including the unpublished plates by Verrill with reconstructed captions. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 82, 327 - 344.

Verrill, A. E. (1873) Report upon the invertebrate animals of Vineyard Sound and the adjacent waters, with an account of the physical characters of the region. Report of the United States Commissioner of Fisheries, 1871 / 72, 295 - 778.

Verrill, A. E. (1880) Notice of recent additions to the marine Invertebrata, of the northeastern coast of America, with descriptions of new genera and species and critical remarks on others. Pt. 1. Annelida, Gephyraea, Nemertina, Nematoda, Polyzoa, Tunicata, Mollusca, Anthozoa, Echinodermata, Porifera. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 2, 165 - 205.

Verrill, A. E. (1881) New England Annelida. Pt 1. Historical sketch, with annotated lists of species hitherto recorded. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences 4, 285 - 324.