Polychaeta taxon details
Contramyzostoma Eeckhaut, Grygier & Deheyn, 1995
325746 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:325746)
accepted
Genus
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
neuter
Eeckhaut, Igor; Jangoux, Michel. (1995). <i>Contramyzostoma bialatum</i> (Annelida: Myzostomida), a new genus and species of parasitic myzostome infesting comatulid crinoids. <em>The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology.</em> 43(2): 343-353., available online at https://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/app/uploads/2017/06/43rbz343-353.pdf
page(s): 344; note: Pulau Satumu, Singapore [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 344; note: Pulau Satumu, Singapore [details] Available for editors
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Etymology Authors: Contramyzostoma "is a combination of the Latin Contra, opposite, referring to the unusual upside down external...
Etymology Authors: Contramyzostoma "is a combination of the Latin Contra, opposite, referring to the unusual upside down external morphology, and of Myzostoma, a genus of Myzostomida. Gender is neuter." [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Contramyzostoma Eeckhaut, Grygier & Deheyn, 1995. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=325746 on 2025-03-14
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Eeckhaut, Igor; Jangoux, Michel. (1995). <i>Contramyzostoma bialatum</i> (Annelida: Myzostomida), a new genus and species of parasitic myzostome infesting comatulid crinoids. <em>The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology.</em> 43(2): 343-353., available online at https://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/app/uploads/2017/06/43rbz343-353.pdf
page(s): 344; note: Pulau Satumu, Singapore [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 344; note: Pulau Satumu, Singapore [details] Available for editors
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Etymology Authors: Contramyzostoma "is a combination of the Latin Contra, opposite, referring to the unusual upside down external morphology, and of Myzostoma, a genus of Myzostomida. Gender is neuter." [details]
