Myzostoma josefinae

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Myzostoma josefinae
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Closely related species Myzostoma divisor
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Polychaeta
Order: Myzostomida
Family: Myzostomatidae
Genus: Myzostoma
Species:
M. josefinae
Binomial name
Myzostoma josefinae
Summers & Rouse, 2014

Myzostoma josefinae is a species of parasitic marine polychaete in the order Myzostomida. [1]

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Ecology

M. josefinae is an ectocommensal parasite of the zenometrid feather star Psathyrometra fragilis . It has been found in the eastern Pacific Ocean, from Monterey Canyon to Guaymas Basin, at 1,020–1,314 metres (3,346–4,311 ft) deep. [1] [2]

Description

The species is very similar to its relative Myzostoma divisor , having a disk-shaped body around 2 millimetres (0.079 in) long bearing five pairs of parapodia two-thirds of the way to the edge of the disk, as well as a smooth anterior-facing proboscis. It also possesses two elongated caudal appendages around the cloaca, which in M. josefinae are around the size of the body disk. The species also bears nine pairs of marginal cirri around the body disk, alternating in length, with the exception of the anteriormost pair reaches twice the length of the others. [1]

Etymology

The specific epithet josefinae honors polychaete enthusiast Josefin Stiller. [1]

Taxonomy

Myzostoma josefinae is part of the species-rich genus Myzostoma , along with more than 150 other species, all parasites of various crinoids. Its closest relative is M. divisor, from which it is distinguished by having marginal cirri of alternating unequal lengths. [2] Beyond this, they are related to M. filicauda [lower-alpha 1] and M. tentaculatum , also characterized by elongated caudal appendages. While M. bicaudatum and M. filiferum also possess similar appendages, the presence of 20 marginal cirri instead of 18 in these species, and the lack of terminal cirri on the caudal processes of M. bicaudatum, make them less likely relatives. [1]

Notes

  1. As described by Graf in 1883, distinct from the 1884 description under the same name of a species possessing 20 marginal cirri

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References

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