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Myzostoma sp.


(Samantha Eady 2012)

 

 

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Summary


Have you ever wondered what a cross between a Platyhelminthe and an Annelid would look like? Well I have an answer for you; Myzostomid worms. Myzostomids are tiny, soft-bodied marine worms that form symbiotic relationships with Echinoderms. Many have dorsal-ventrally flattened bodies, appearing to look like Platyhelminthes, however they also have parapodia and chaete; two morphological characteristics of Annelids. The large diversity of body forms in Myzostomids has lead to many controversial views on their position within the Metazoan phylogenetic tree.

Myzostomids occur in most oceans around the world. On a local scale, Myzostomids have been found in areas ranging from the intertidal zone to depths of more than 3000m. This webpage will focus on the internal anatomy and external morphology of a Myzostomid species that was found within the coral reef crest habitat of Heron Island; Myzostoma sp.       




 

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Great Barrier Reef Invertebrates » 2011

(48 objects, created 10/11/2012)

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Album: Stenopus hispidus

Stenopus hispidus

Album: Acanthopleura gemmat...

Acanthopleura gemmata

Album: Stichopus hermanni

Stichopus hermanni

Album: Philinopsis pilsbry...

Philinopsis pilsbryi

Album: Penaeus (melicertus)...

Penaeus (melicertus) plebejus

Album: Spirobranchus gigant...

Spirobranchus giganteus

Album: Holothuria impatiens

Holothuria impatiens

Album: Alpheus strenuus

Alpheus strenuus

Album: Ocypode cordimanu

Ocypode cordimanu

Album: Rhabdastrella globos...

"Rhabdastrella globostellata" - the Yellow Pot or Barrel Sponge. Found distributed throughout the Indian and Pacific oceans in water depths ranging from intertidal to 53m deep. Photographs depict specimen in holding tank and laboratory at Heron Island Research Station and in the lagoon area of Heron Island, GBR. Excerpt depicting examples of spiculation within the species (from 'Resolving the "Jaspis stellifera" complex', Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, Kennedy (2000)).

Album: Leptoplanid flatworm

Leptoplanid flatworm

Album: Reteterebella queens...

Reteterebella queenslandia

Album: Codakia Paytenorum

Codakia Paytenorum

Album: Stichopus chloronotu...

Stichopus chloronotus

Album: Gastrolepidia clavig...

Gastrolepidia clavigera

Album: Strombus luhuanus

Strombus luhuanus

Album: Haliotis asinina

Haliotis asinina

Album: Cypraea annulus

Cypraea annulus

Album: Gymnodoris sp.

Gymnodoris sp.

Album: amphimedon queenslan...

amphimedon queenslandica

Album: Tridacna maxima

Picture of some Tridacna maxima taken during the 2011 fieldtrip of the Invertebrates Biodiversity course of the University of Queensland. You can observe the differences in color and shape of small giant clams ' lips coloration.

Album: Aplysia dactylomela

Aplysia dactylomela

Album: CHAETOGNATHA

CHAETOGNATHA

Album: Turbo perspeciosus

Turbo perspeciosus

Album: Plakobranchus ocella...

Plakobranchus ocellatus

Album: Pseudoceros ferrugin...

Pseudoceros ferrugineus

Album: Hermodice carunculat...

Hermodice carunculata

Album: Gomophia watsoni

Gomophia watsoni

Album: Jorunna funebris

Jorunna funebris

Album: Botryllus Schlosseri

Botryllus Schlosseri
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