Eptatretus cirrhatus

Eptatretus cirrhatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myxiniformes
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Agnatha Superclassis: Cyclostomi Classis: Myxini Ordo: Myxiniformes

Familia: Myxinidae
Subfamilia: Eptatretinae
Genus: Eptatretus
Species: Eptatretus cirrhatus

Name

Eptatretus cirrhatus (Forster, 1801)

• Neotype designated by Zintzen et al. (in prep.)

Synonyms

• Petromyzon cirrhatus Forster in Schneider, 1801
• Homea banksii Fleming, 1822
• Bdellostoma heptatrema Müller, 1836
• Bdellostoma forsteri Müller, 1836

Vernacular names

English: common hagfish

References

• Bloch, M.E. & Schneider, J.G. 1801. M.E. Blochii, Systema ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum. i–lx + 1–584, Pls. 1–110. BHL Reference page. 
• Fernholm, B., Norén, M., Kullander, S.O., Quattrini, A.M., Zintzen, V., Roberts, C.D., Mok, H.-K. & Kuo, C.-H. 2013. Hagfish phylogeny and taxonomy, with description of the new genus Rubicundus (Craniata, Myxinidae). Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 51(4): 296–307. DOI: 10.1111/jzs.12035 Reference page.