Myzostoma

Myzostoma
Myzostoma fuscomaculatum on its host the crinoid Tropiometra carinata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Order: Myzostomida
Family: Myzostomatidae
Genus: Myzostoma
Leuckart, 1829
Species

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Myzostoma is a genus of marine worms in the family Myzostomatidae. They are parasites of crinoids.

Species

The following species are classified in this genus:

Synonyms

According to the World Register of Marine Species, the genus Myzostomun is a synonym of this genus.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Myzostoma Leuckart, 1836". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  2. ↑ Lanterbecq D., Hempson T., Griffiths C. Æ Eeckhaut I, 2008. Myzostoma fuscomaculatum (Myzostomida), a new myzostome species from False Bay, South Africa. Hydrobiologia DOI 10.1007/s10750-008-9606-7