WoRMS taxon details
Myzostoma capitocutis Eeckhaut, VandenSpiegel & Grygier, 1994
1744978 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1744978)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Eeckhaut, Igor; VandenSpiegel, Didier; Grygier, Mark J. (1994). Myzostomida (Annelida) from Singapore, with related Indo-Pacific distribution records and descriptions of three new species. <em>The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology.</em> 42(3): 669-688., available online at https://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/app/uploads/2017/04/423-669-688.pdf
page(s): 674, figures 7-9, 16, 23A-C; note: On host Comaster gracilis (Hartlaub, 1890) at Pulau Satumu (Raffles Lighthouse), Singapore, 0-15 m [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 674, figures 7-9, 16, 23A-C; note: On host Comaster gracilis (Hartlaub, 1890) at Pulau Satumu (Raffles Lighthouse), Singapore, 0-15 m [details] Available for editors
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Holotype RM ZRC 1993. 7282, geounit Singapore
, Note On host Comaster gracilis (Hartlaub, 1890) at...
Holotype RM ZRC 1993. 7282, geounit Singapore [details]
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Type locality On host Comaster gracilis (Hartlaub, 1890) at Pulau Satumu Island, Singapore, 0-15 m. No geolocation given. Pulau Satumi is at 1.1601 N, 103.7409 E [details]
Etymology Myzostoma capitocutis is named "Latin cutis capitis, scalp, based on the resemblance imparted by the hair-like dorsal...
Etymology Myzostoma capitocutis is named "Latin cutis capitis, scalp, based on the resemblance imparted by the hair-like dorsal papillae." The species-group name must be a noun in apposition. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Myzostoma capitocutis Eeckhaut, VandenSpiegel & Grygier, 1994. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1744978 on 2025-10-09
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Nomenclature
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Eeckhaut, Igor; VandenSpiegel, Didier; Grygier, Mark J. (1994). Myzostomida (Annelida) from Singapore, with related Indo-Pacific distribution records and descriptions of three new species. <em>The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology.</em> 42(3): 669-688., available online at https://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/app/uploads/2017/04/423-669-688.pdf
page(s): 674, figures 7-9, 16, 23A-C; note: On host Comaster gracilis (Hartlaub, 1890) at Pulau Satumu (Raffles Lighthouse), Singapore, 0-15 m [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 674, figures 7-9, 16, 23A-C; note: On host Comaster gracilis (Hartlaub, 1890) at Pulau Satumu (Raffles Lighthouse), Singapore, 0-15 m [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Eeckhaut, I.; Grygier, M. J.; Deheyn, D. (1998). Myzostomes from Papua New Guinea, with related Indo-West Pacific distribution records and description of five new species. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 62(3): 841-886., available online at https://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/umrsmas/bullmar/1998/00000062/00000003/art00009
page(s): 865, figure 30A; note: new record for Hansa Bay [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 865, figure 30A; note: new record for Hansa Bay [details] Available for editors
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Holotype RM ZRC 1993. 7282, geounit Singapore [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Myzostoma capitocutis is named "Latin cutis capitis, scalp, based on the resemblance imparted by the hair-like dorsal papillae." The species-group name must be a noun in apposition. [details]Type locality On host Comaster gracilis (Hartlaub, 1890) at Pulau Satumu Island, Singapore, 0-15 m. No geolocation given. Pulau Satumi is at 1.1601 N, 103.7409 E [details]
