WoRMS taxon details
Myzostoma laingense Eeckhaut, Grygier & Deheyn, 1998
329408 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:329408)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
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 [details] Available for editors 
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Holotype ISNB G28342-20, geounit Hansa Bay
, Note Hansa Bay, North coast of Papua New Guinea,...
Holotype ISNB G28342-20, geounit Hansa Bay [details]
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Type locality Hansa Bay, North coast of Papua New Guinea, parasitic on Stephanometra oxyacantha (Hartlaub, 1890).. No geolocation data is included. Hansa Bay is at -4.1661, 144.8732 [details]
Etymology Myzostoma laingense (neuter adjectival form) is named for Laing Island in Hansa Bay
Etymology Myzostoma laingense (neuter adjectival form) is named for Laing Island in Hansa Bay [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Myzostoma laingense Eeckhaut, Grygier & Deheyn, 1998. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=329408 on 2025-04-26
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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 [details] Available for editors [request]
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype ISNB G28342-20, geounit Hansa Bay [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Myzostoma laingense (neuter adjectival form) is named for Laing Island in Hansa Bay [details]Type locality Hansa Bay, North coast of Papua New Guinea, parasitic on Stephanometra oxyacantha (Hartlaub, 1890).. No geolocation data is included. Hansa Bay is at -4.1661, 144.8732 [details]
