The Myzostomida are an order of small marine polychaete worms, which are parasitic on crinoids. These unusual Lophotrochozoa were first discovered by Friedrich Sigismund Leuckart in 1827. == Morphology == A typical myzostomid has a flattened, rounded shape, with a thin edge drawn out into delicate radiating hairs called cirri. The dorsal surface i...
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(from the article `annelid`) ...species considered separate orders by some (Nerillida, Dinophilida, Polygordiida, Protodrilida); genera include Dinophilus and Polygordius.Order ... Parasitism is rare in polychaetes. Myzostomida, an atypical polychaete group, are commensal or parasitic either on the surface of or within ... [2 related...
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