Revision of Autolytinae (Syllidae: Polychaeta).
Author
Nygren, Arne
text
Zootaxa
2004
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journal article
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Descriptions of
Autolytinae
taxa
A Linnean name definition is provided for all supraspecific taxa, and where appropriate also a phylogenetic definition. A list of apomorphies for these taxa is also presented (graphically shown in
Fig. 4
). A general description introduces each generic taxon, and characters constant for the group are not repeated for each species description. For identification purposes, the reader is recommended to use the key in
Table 4
. The key excludes taxa known only from stolons,
incertae sedis
and
nomina dubia.
One should have in mind that some taxa are not possible to separate without information on colour pattern, which are rarely retained in preserved material. There are also tables provided for
Proceraea
(
Table 5
, p. 32),
Virchowia
(
Table 6
, p. 34),
Procerini
other than
Proceraea
and
Virchowia
(
Table 7
, p. 34),
Myrianida
(
Table 8
, p. 35), and
Epigamia
(
Table 9
, p. 38), where characters suitable for identification are listed. Further, a short diagnosis is found in the introduction of each species description.