Myzostoma is a genus of marine worms in the family Myzostomatidae. They are parasitic on crinoids.[1]
Myzostoma | |
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Myzostoma fuscomaculatum on its host the crinoid Tropiometra carinata | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Annelida |
Class: | Polychaeta |
Order: | Myzostomida |
Family: | Myzostomatidae |
Genus: | Myzostoma Leuckart, 1829[1] |
Species | |
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The following species are classified in this genus:[1]
According to the World Register of Marine Species, the genus Myzostomun is a synonym of this genus.[1]