Myzostomatidae

Myzostoma cirriferum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myzostomida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Cladus: Lophotrochozoa Phylum: Annelida Ordo: Myzostomida

Familia: Myzostomatidae
Genera: Cystimyzostoma – Hypomyzostoma – Mesomyzostoma – Myzostoma – Notopharyngoides – Protomyzostomum

Name

Myzostomatidae Benham, 1896: 342

Type genus: Myzostoma Leuckart, 1836

Synonyms

• Mesomyzostomatidae Stummer-Traunfels, 1926
• Myzostomidae [auct. lapsus] (incorrect spelling)

References

Primary references

• Benham, W.B. 1896. The Archiannelida, Polychaeta, Myzostomaria. pp. 241–344. In: Harmer, S.F. & Shipley, A.E. eds.: The Cambridge Natural History. Vol. 2. England, MacMillan and Co. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Lanterbecq, D., Hempson, T., Griffiths, C. & Eeckhaut, I. 2009. Myzostoma fuscomaculatum (Myzostomida), a new myzostome species from False Bay, South Africa. Hydrobiologia 619(1): 145–154. DOI: 10.1007/s10750-008-9606-7 Reference page. 

Links

• Myzostomatidae in the World Register of Marine Species

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