Unidentified myzostomid 1
©Anne Hoggett: Two Unidentified myzostomid 1 indicated by arrows on the arms of Dichrometra palmata, at Big Vicki's Reef, Lizard Island, at night.
©Anne Hoggett: Two Unidentified myzostomid 1 indicated by arrows on the arms of Dichrometra palmata, at Big Vicki's Reef, Lizard Island, at night.
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Annelida
Order
Myzostomida
Species
Unidentified myzostomid 1
Colours
Distinguishing features
Elongate myzostomids that are rounded at both ends and have transverse darker bands resembling articulations on the arms of their feather star hosts.
Size
- Size data has not been obtained.
Synonyms
Similar taxa
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Animalia:
species: Hypomyzostoma jasoni
is also elongate with rounded ends and has transverse bars but has only been recorded on Stephanometra indica (Summers et al, 2014). -
Animalia:
species: Hypomyzostoma jonathoni
is also elongate with rounded ends and has transverse bars but has only been recorded on Liparometra articulata (Summers et al, 2014).
Distribution
Web resources
References
References that assist with identification
- Summers, M.M., I.I. Al-Hakim and G.L. Rouse (2014). Turbo-taxonomy: 21 new species of Myzostomida (Annelida), Zootaxa, 3873 (4): 301-344. LIRS catalog number 1824.