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Observations on the structure and life history of Autolytus prolifer (O. F. Müller)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

R. Phillips Dales
R. Phillips Dales
Affiliation:
From the Department of Zoology, Queen Mary College, London
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All the specimens of Autolytus prolifer (O. F. Müller) described here were gathered from colonies of the hydroid Obelia flabellata Hincks, growing on pebbles in a shallow creek in the intertidal zone of the Chalkwell mud flats, on the north side of the Thames estuary. The syllid was found to be very plentiful on this hydroid, living in semi-transparent tubes attached to the stem, but was not found elsewhere.

The specimens agree well with previous descriptions of Autolytus prolifer in the number and arrangement of the pharyngeal teeth, and in the chaetae; but some of the other anatomical features show similarities with other species of Autolytus Grube.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 30 , Issue 1 , June 1951 , pp. 119 - 128
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1951

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