WoRMS taxon details
Myzostoma viride Atkins, 1927
335271 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:335271)
accepted
Species
Myzostomum viride Atkins, 1927 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Atkins, Daphne. (1927). Report on the Myzostomidae collected by Mr. F.A. Potts in Torres Strait, together with a description of a species obtained by Professor J. Stanley Gardiner from the Maldives. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 97(2): 339-357., available online at https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1927.tb02265.x
page(s): 353, text figure 13-14; note: On Comanthus annulatus, location not stated but either Murray Island, Great Barrier Reef, or Badu, Torres Strait [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 353, text figure 13-14; note: On Comanthus annulatus, location not stated but either Murray Island, Great Barrier Reef, or Badu, Torres Strait [details] Available for editors
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Note On Comanthus annulatus, location not stated...
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Type locality On Comanthus annulatus, location not stated but either Murray Island, Great Barrier Reef, or Badu, Torres Strait [details]
Etymology Myzostoma viride is dark green in life. The species is clearly named from Latin, viridis, green as an adjective.
Etymology Myzostoma viride is dark green in life. The species is clearly named from Latin, viridis, green as an adjective. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Myzostoma viride Atkins, 1927. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=335271 on 2025-09-27
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Atkins, Daphne. (1927). Report on the Myzostomidae collected by Mr. F.A. Potts in Torres Strait, together with a description of a species obtained by Professor J. Stanley Gardiner from the Maldives. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 97(2): 339-357., available online at https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1927.tb02265.x
page(s): 353, text figure 13-14; note: On Comanthus annulatus, location not stated but either Murray Island, Great Barrier Reef, or Badu, Torres Strait [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 353, text figure 13-14; note: On Comanthus annulatus, location not stated but either Murray Island, Great Barrier Reef, or Badu, Torres Strait [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Etymology Myzostoma viride is dark green in life. The species is clearly named from Latin, viridis, green as an adjective. [details]Type locality On Comanthus annulatus, location not stated but either Murray Island, Great Barrier Reef, or Badu, Torres Strait [details]
