Abstract
Developmental stages isolated from the brood pouches of the red-banded Autolytus collected in Puerto Rico waters are described and photographed. The diploid chromosome number is 12. Fertilization occurs at metaphase I. The cleavage pattern is spiral and involves polar lobe formation. Gastrulation is by epiboly. Characteristic differentiations of larvae at hatching are external ciliation, anterior and lateral tactile bristles, anterior and ventral mucus-secreting cells, and an anterior pair and two circles of pharyngeal teeth. Larvae are compared with other syllid larvae as regards ciliation, tactile bristles, and pharyngeal teeth.

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