WoRMS taxon details
Myzostoma jaegersteni Eeckhaut, VandenSpiegel & Grygier, 1994
1744977 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1744977)
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): 672, figures 4-6, 15, 22A-C; note: On host Heterometra savignii, Johore Shoal (dredging), Singapore, 30 m, no geolocation data supplied. [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 672, figures 4-6, 15, 22A-C; note: On host Heterometra savignii, Johore Shoal (dredging), Singapore, 30 m, no geolocation data supplied. [details] Available for editors

Holotype RM ZRC 1993-7281, geounit Singapore
, Note On host Heterometra savignii, Johore Shoal...
Holotype RM ZRC 1993-7281, geounit Singapore [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality On host Heterometra savignii, Johore Shoal (dredging), Singapore, 30 m, no geolocation data supplied. Johore Shoal is at 1.3179 N, 104.0480 E. [details]
Etymology Myzostoma jaegersteni is named after Professor Gosta Jagersten, "who produced very impressive works on myzostomidan...
Etymology Myzostoma jaegersteni is named after Professor Gosta Jagersten, "who produced very impressive works on myzostomidan taxonomy, anatomy, and biology during the first part of this century." [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Myzostoma jaegersteni Eeckhaut, VandenSpiegel & Grygier, 1994. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1744977 on 2025-05-15
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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): 672, figures 4-6, 15, 22A-C; note: On host Heterometra savignii, Johore Shoal (dredging), Singapore, 30 m, no geolocation data supplied. [details] Available for editors
[request]
page(s): 672, figures 4-6, 15, 22A-C; note: On host Heterometra savignii, Johore Shoal (dredging), Singapore, 30 m, no geolocation data supplied. [details] Available for editors

Holotype RM ZRC 1993-7281, geounit Singapore [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Myzostoma jaegersteni is named after Professor Gosta Jagersten, "who produced very impressive works on myzostomidan taxonomy, anatomy, and biology during the first part of this century." [details]Type locality On host Heterometra savignii, Johore Shoal (dredging), Singapore, 30 m, no geolocation data supplied. Johore Shoal is at 1.3179 N, 104.0480 E. [details]