WoRMS name details
Myzostomidae [auct. lapsus]
866306 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:866306)
unaccepted (incorrect spelling of stem)
Family
marine
Not documented
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Myzostomidae [auct. lapsus]. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=866306 on 2025-04-18
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Nomenclature
basis of record
Graff, Ludwig von. (1884). Report on the Myzostomida collected during the voyage of H.M.Challenger during the years 1873-1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 10 (part 27): 1-82, pl. 1-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49395731
note: incorrect stem [details]
note: incorrect stem [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Spelling The correct spelling is Myzostomatidae as in Benham (1896), and this is also in prevailing usage. Graff (1884) and also Beard (1884) both used Myzostomidae, but whether a family name for the group was used earlier than those two authors is yet to be determined. [details]
