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Family: Myzostomidae



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86 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 0.7 cm TL
 
Contramyzostoma bialatum
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Contramyzostoma sphaera
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Endomyzostoma clarki
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Endomyzostoma deformator
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Endomyzostoma tenuispinum
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Hypomyzostoma fasciatum
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Mesomyzostoma katoi
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Mesomyzostoma reichenspergi
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Myzostoma alatum
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Myzostoma ambiguum
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Myzostoma antennatum
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Myzostoma areolatum
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Max. Length 0.3 cm TL
 
Myzostoma armatae
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Myzostoma atrum
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Max. Length 0.4 cm TL
 
Myzostoma attenuatum
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Myzostoma bicaudatum
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Myzostoma brachiatum
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Max. Length 0.5 cm WD
 
Myzostoma brevicirrum
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Myzostoma brevipes
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Myzostoma calycotyle
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Myzostoma capitocutis
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Myzostoma carpenteri
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Myzostoma chelonium
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Myzostoma chelonoidium
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Myzostoma chinesicum
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Myzostoma cirriferum
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Max. Length 0.7 cm TL
 
Myzostoma clarki
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Myzostoma compressum
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Myzostoma coriaceum
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Myzostoma coronatum
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Myzostoma costatum
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Myzostoma crenatum
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Myzostoma cuniculus
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Max. Length 0.4 cm TL
 
Myzostoma cysticolum
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Myzostoma deani
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Myzostoma dentatum
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Max. Length 0.2 cm WD
 
Myzostoma divisor
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Myzostoma echinus
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Myzostoma elegans
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Myzostoma fisheri
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Myzostoma fissum
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Myzostoma furcatum
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Myzostoma gigas
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Myzostoma glabrum
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Myzostoma horologium
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Myzostoma ijimai
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Myzostoma intermedium
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Myzostoma jaegersteni
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Max. Length 0.3 cm TL
 
Myzostoma japonicum
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Myzostoma labiatum
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Myzostoma laingense
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Myzostoma longicirrum
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Myzostoma longimanum
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Myzostoma longipes
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Myzostoma lütkeni
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Myzostoma marginatum
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Max. Length 0.6 cm TL
 
Myzostoma metacrini
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Myzostoma mortenseni
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Myzostoma murrayi
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Myzostoma nigrescens
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Myzostoma nigromaculatum
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Myzostoma pallidum
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Myzostoma pictum
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Myzostoma plicatum
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Myzostoma polycyclus
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Myzostoma pottsi
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Myzostoma pseudocuniculus
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Myzostoma quadrifilum
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Myzostoma radiatum
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Myzostoma rotundum
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Myzostoma singaporense
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Max. Length 0.4 cm TL
 
Myzostoma smithi
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Myzostoma stochoeides
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Myzostoma testudo
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Myzostoma toliarense
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Myzostoma triste
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Myzostoma viride
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Myzostoma wheeleri
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Myzostoma willemoesii
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Myzostomum antarcticum
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Myzostomum deani
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Myzostomum gerlachei
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Notopharyngoides aruensis
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Protomyzostomum glanduliferum
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Protomyzostomum polynephris
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Pulvinomyzostomum pulvinar
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Contramyzostoma bialatum Western Central Pacific 0.7 TL 1995
Contramyzostoma sphaera Western Central Pacific 1998
Endomyzostoma clarki Northwest Pacific 1906
Endomyzostoma deformator Northwest Pacific 1884
Endomyzostoma tenuispinum Western Pacific 1884
Hypomyzostoma fasciatum Western Central Pacific 1918
Mesomyzostoma katoi Northwest Pacific 1933
Mesomyzostoma reichenspergi Western Central Pacific 1918
Myzostoma alatum Mediterranean Sea 1884
Myzostoma ambiguum Indo-Pacific. 1887
Myzostoma antennatum Northwest Pacific 1884
Myzostoma areolatum Western Central Atlantic. 1884
Myzostoma armatae Western Central Atlantic 0.3 TL 1989
Myzostoma atrum Western Central Pacific 1927
Myzostoma attenuatum Indo-Pacific. 0.4 TL 1989
Myzostoma bicaudatum Western Central Atlantic 1883
Myzostoma brachiatum Western Central Pacific 1877
Myzostoma brevicirrum Western Central Pacific 0.5 WD 1884
Myzostoma brevipes Western Central Atlantic 1884
Myzostoma calycotyle Western Central Pacific 1884
Myzostoma capitocutis Western Central Pacific 1994
Myzostoma carpenteri Western Central Pacific
Myzostoma chelonium Indo-Pacific. 1906
Myzostoma chelonoidium Northwest Pacific 1906
Myzostoma chinesicum Northwest Pacific 1884
Myzostoma cirriferum Northeast Atlantic and th 1827
Myzostoma clarki Northwest Pacific 0.7 TL 1906
Myzostoma compressum Antarctic Indian Ocean 1884
Myzostoma coriaceum Indo-West Pacific. 1884
Myzostoma coronatum Antarctic Indian Ocean 1884
Myzostoma costatum Indo-Pacific. 1884
Myzostoma crenatum Western Central Atlantic 1884
Myzostoma cuniculus Western Central Pacific 1998
Myzostoma cysticolum Atlantic and Pacific Ocea 0.4 TL 1884
Myzostoma deani Northeast Pacific 1906
Myzostoma dentatum Western Central Pacific 1884
Myzostoma divisor Antarctica. 0.2 WD 1989
Myzostoma echinus Indo-Pacific. 1884
Myzostoma elegans Indo-West Pacific. 1877
Myzostoma fisheri Eastern Central Pacific 1905
Myzostoma fissum Indo-Pacific. 1884
Myzostoma furcatum Indo-Pacific. 1887
Myzostoma gigas Northwest Pacific.
Myzostoma glabrum Mediterranean Sea 1842
Myzostoma horologium Western Central Pacific 1884
Myzostoma ijimai Western Central Pacific 1922
Myzostoma intermedium Western Central Pacific 1884
Myzostoma jaegersteni Western Central Pacific 1994
Myzostoma japonicum Northwest Pacific 0.3 TL 1906
Myzostoma labiatum Western Central Pacific 1884
Myzostoma laingense Western Central Pacific 1998
Myzostoma longicirrum Indo-Pacific. 1887
Myzostoma longimanum Indo-West Pacific. 1937
Myzostoma longipes Indo-West Pacific. 1884
Myzostoma lütkeni Western Central Pacific 1884
Myzostoma marginatum Western Central Atlantic 1884
Myzostoma metacrini Northwest Pacific 0.6 TL 1906
Myzostoma mortenseni Western Central Pacific 1940
Myzostoma murrayi Southwest Pacific 1883
Myzostoma nigrescens Northwest Pacific 1884
Myzostoma nigromaculatum Western Central Pacific 1998
Myzostoma pallidum Western Central Pacific
Myzostoma pictum Western Central Atlantic 1884
Myzostoma plicatum Indo-Pacific. 1884
Myzostoma polycyclus Indo-West Pacific. 1927
Myzostoma pottsi Western Central Pacific 1927
Myzostoma pseudocuniculus Western Indian Ocean 2003
Myzostoma quadrifilum Western Central Pacific 1884
Myzostoma radiatum Western Central Pacific 1884
Myzostoma rotundum Western Central Pacific 1883
Myzostoma singaporense Western Central Pacific 1994
Myzostoma smithi Northwest Pacific 0.4 TL 1906
Myzostoma stochoeides Western Central Pacific 1927
Myzostoma testudo Western Central Pacific 1884
Myzostoma toliarense Western Indian Ocean 2003
Myzostoma triste Western Central Pacific
Myzostoma viride Western Central Pacific 1927
Myzostoma wheeleri Northwest Pacific 1906
Myzostoma willemoesii Indo-Pacific. 1884
Myzostomum antarcticum Arctic Ocean. 1908
Myzostomum deani Arctic Ocean. 1906
Myzostomum gerlachei Northeast Atlantic and t 1936
Notopharyngoides aruensis Indo-West Pacific. 1918
Protomyzostomum glanduliferum Atlantic Antarctic 1995
Protomyzostomum polynephris Northeast Atlantic 1912
Pulvinomyzostomum pulvinar Mediterranean Sea 1884



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