WoRMS taxon details
Epigamia planipalpa (Chamberlin, 1919)
817902 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:817902)
accepted
Species
Autolytus planipalpus Chamberlin, 1919 · unaccepted (superseded original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Autolytus planipalpus Chamberlin, 1919) Chamberlin, Ralph V. (1919). The Annelida Polychaeta [Albatross Expeditions]. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College.</em> 48: 1-514., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ia/memoirsofmuseumo4801harv
page(s): 170-172, plate 20 fig. 4, plate 21 figs. 1-2 [details]
page(s): 170-172, plate 20 fig. 4, plate 21 figs. 1-2 [details]
Holotype (of Autolytus planipalpus Chamberlin, 1919)...
Holotype (of Autolytus planipalpus Chamberlin, 1919) USNM 19335, geounit Gilbert Islands [details]
Distribution Central Pacific. Only known from type locality.
Distribution North West Pacific: Japan. Only known from type locality.
Distribution Central Pacific. Only known from type locality. [details]
Distribution North West Pacific: Japan. Only known from type locality.
Distribution North West Pacific: Japan. Only known from type locality. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Epigamia planipalpa (Chamberlin, 1919). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=817902 on 2025-04-16
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Autolytus planipalpus Chamberlin, 1919) Chamberlin, Ralph V. (1919). The Annelida Polychaeta [Albatross Expeditions]. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College.</em> 48: 1-514., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ia/memoirsofmuseumo4801harv
page(s): 170-172, plate 20 fig. 4, plate 21 figs. 1-2 [details]
page(s): 170-172, plate 20 fig. 4, plate 21 figs. 1-2 [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
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): 178-179, fig. 90A-E [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 178-179, fig. 90A-E [details] Available for editors






Holotype (of Autolytus planipalpus Chamberlin, 1919) USNM 19335, geounit Gilbert Islands [details]
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Diagnosis Epigamous male with distinctly flattened basal part on bifid antennae. [details]Distribution Central Pacific. Only known from type locality. [details]
Distribution North West Pacific: Japan. Only known from type locality. [details]
Reproduction Species known from a single epigamous male. [details]