Polychaeta taxon details
Mesomyzostoma leukos Rouse, Lanterbecq, Summers & Eeckhaut, 2016
1000249 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1000249)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Rouse, Greg W.; Lanterbecq, Deborah; Summers, Mindi M.; Eeckhaut, Igor. (2016). Four new species of Mesomyzostoma (Myzostomida: Annelida). <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 50(1-2): 1-23., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2015.1056266
page(s): 18 [details]
page(s): 18 [details]
Holotype SAMA SAME3408, geounit Lizard Island (Queensland)
, Note North Point, Lizard Island Great Barrier Reef,...
Holotype SAMA SAME3408, geounit Lizard Island (Queensland) [details]
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Type locality North Point, Lizard Island Great Barrier Reef, Australia, -14.6443°, 145.4545°(14°38.655' S, 145°27.267' E), 10-15 m [details]
Etymology authors: "Named for the white colour of the body, from leukos, Greek for white"
Etymology authors: "Named for the white colour of the body, from leukos, Greek for white" [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2021). World Polychaeta Database. Mesomyzostoma leukos Rouse, Lanterbecq, Summers & Eeckhaut, 2016. Accessed at: http://marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1000249 on 2024-07-04
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Rouse, Greg W.; Lanterbecq, Deborah; Summers, Mindi M.; Eeckhaut, Igor. (2016). Four new species of Mesomyzostoma (Myzostomida: Annelida). <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 50(1-2): 1-23., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2015.1056266
page(s): 18 [details]
page(s): 18 [details]
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Holotype SAMA SAME3408, geounit Lizard Island (Queensland) [details]