WoRMS name details
Autolytus (Autolytides) anoplos Monro, 1933
338674 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:338674)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Monro, Charles Carmichael Arthur. (1933). The Polychaeta Errantia collected by Dr. C. Crossland at Colón, in the Panama region, and the Galapagos Islands during the Expedition of the S.Y. 'St. George'. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 103(1): 1-96., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1933.tb01578.x
page(s): 38-39, fig. 16 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 38-39, fig. 16 [details] Available for editors

Note Limon Bay (= Bahía Limón), Colón, Panama,...
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Type locality Limon Bay (= Bahía Limón), Colón, Panama, Caribbean Sea (gazetteer estimate 9.34°, -79.93°). [details]
Depth range Not stated, probably at shallow water.
Distribution Caribbean Sea: Limon Bay (Panama).
Etymology Not stated in the original description. The specific epithet anoplos is a New Latin adjective derived from the Ancient...
Depth range Not stated, probably at shallow water. [details]
Distribution Caribbean Sea: Limon Bay (Panama).
Distribution Caribbean Sea: Limon Bay (Panama). [details]
Etymology Not stated in the original description. The specific epithet anoplos is a New Latin adjective derived from the Ancient...
Etymology Not stated in the original description. The specific epithet anoplos is a New Latin adjective derived from the Ancient Greek meaning 'without shield' or 'unarmed', and refers to the pharynx of the species, originally interpreted as having no teeth. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Autolytus (Autolytides) anoplos Monro, 1933. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=338674 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Monro, Charles Carmichael Arthur. (1933). The Polychaeta Errantia collected by Dr. C. Crossland at Colón, in the Panama region, and the Galapagos Islands during the Expedition of the S.Y. 'St. George'. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 103(1): 1-96., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1933.tb01578.x
page(s): 38-39, fig. 16 [details] Available for editors
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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): 43-44, fig. 5A-E; note: as Proceraea anopla [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 38-39, fig. 16 [details] Available for editors

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): 43-44, fig. 5A-E; note: as Proceraea anopla [details] Available for editors






Syntype BMNH 1932.12.24.185-190, geounit Limon Bay [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Not stated, probably at shallow water. [details]Distribution Caribbean Sea: Limon Bay (Panama). [details]
Etymology Not stated in the original description. The specific epithet anoplos is a New Latin adjective derived from the Ancient Greek meaning 'without shield' or 'unarmed', and refers to the pharynx of the species, originally interpreted as having no teeth. [details]
Habitat On a wreck covered with sponges, Balanus, etc., probably at shallow water. [details]
Type locality Limon Bay (= Bahía Limón), Colón, Panama, Caribbean Sea (gazetteer estimate 9.34°, -79.93°). [details]