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From: Phylogeny of Myzostomida (Annelida) and their relationships with echinoderm hosts

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Diversity of Myzostomida. (A) Myzostoma capitocutis (Myzostomatidae), free-living. (B) Myzostoma eeckhauti nomen nudum (Summers & Rouse, in press.) (Myzostomatidae), free-living. (C) Pulvinomyzostomum inaki nomen nudum (Summers & Rouse, in press.) (Pulvinomyzostomatidae), found in or near mouth. (D) Mesomyzostoma sp. (Myzostomatidae, previously Mesomyzostomatidae), resides within the host’s coelom. (E) Asteromyzostomum grygieri nomen nudum (Summers & Rouse, in press.) (Asteromyzostomatidae), recovered externally with mouth pierced through body wall. (F) Notopharyngoides aruensis (Myzostomatidae), found in mouth. (G) Protomyzostomum roseus nomen nudum (Summers & Rouse, in press.) (Protomyzostomatidae), found within the host’s coelom. (H) Myzostoma divisor (Myzostomatidae), free-living. (I) Notopharyngoides platypus (Myzostomatidae), resides permanently in cysts. (J) Contramyzostoma bialatum (Myzostomatidae, previously Endomyzostomatidae), resides permanently in cysts. (K) Myzostoma longitergum (Myzostomatidae), free-living. (L). Endomyzostoma neridae nomen nudum (Summers & Rouse, in press.) (Endomyzostomatidae), lives within galls. A, D, I, K—Raja Ampat, Indonesia. B, J—Madang Habor, Papua New Guinea. C—Costa Rica. E, H—Antarctica. F—Lizard Island, Australia. G—Monterey, California. L—Dili, East Timor. Scale bars 1mm (A, D-G, I-L); 0.5mm (H); 0.2mm (B, C).

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