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Species Myzostoma ambiguum Graff, 1887

Distribution

States

Queensland


Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.
IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

  • Australia
    • 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef, N coast, NE coast
  • Fiji
  • Papua New Guinea

Oriental Region

  • Indonesia
  • Philippines

Palaearctic Region

  • Japan

Ecological Descriptors

Ectoparasitic, sublittoral.

 

Citations

Myzostoma ambiguum.
—Grygier, M.J. 1990. Distribution of Indo-Pacific Myzostoma and host specificity of comatulid-associated Myzostomida. Bulletin of Marine Science 47: 182–191 [184–186, 189].
—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. Bulletin of Marine Science 62(3): 841–886 [859–865, figs . 2, 15, 21, 22, 30].

Misidentifications

misidentification of Myzostomum ambiguum by Jägersten, G. 1937. Myzostomiden von Prof. Dr. Sixten Bocks Expedition nach Japan und den Bonin-Inseln 1914. Arkiv för Zoologi 29A(17): 1–37 [2–6, figs 1–6]; Kato, K. 1952. On the development of myzostomes. Science Reports of Saitama Univeristy B(Biol. & Earth Sci. 1: 1–16 pls 1–111 [2,4,10,12,15, pls 1–3]; Kato, K. 1960. 6. Tsunosuikuchimuschi Myzostomium ambiguum Graf 7. Iijimasuikuchimushi Myzostomium ijimae Hara & Okada. p. 49 in Okada, Y.K. & Uchida, T. (eds) Encyclopaedia zoologica illustrated in colours. Tokyo : Hokuryu-kan Publishing Co. Ltd Vol. 4. [on Japanese] [149, pl. 74, fig. 6]; Okada, Y. & Kato, K. 1965. Sagamisuikuchimushi Protomyzostomum sagamiense Okada. 306. Tsunosuikuchimuschi Myzostomium ambiguum Graf 308. Butosuikuchimushi Myzostomum robustum Hara & Okada. p. 575 in Okada, Y.K. & Uchida, T. (eds) Encyclopaedia Zoologica Illustrated in Colours. Tokyo : Hokuryu-kan Publishing Co. Ltd Vol. 1. [in Japanese] [575]; Imajima, M. 1975. Tsunosuikuchimuschi Myzostomium ambiguum Graff. In Utinomi, H. (ed.) Gakken chukosei zukan. Suisei dobutsu. (Junior and senior high school student illustrated encyclopedia. Aquatic animals) Tokyo : Gakken Co. Ltd. [in Japanese] [87, 264]; Okada, Y. & Kato, K. 1979. 702. Sagamisuikuchimushi Protomyzostomum sagamiense Okada. 306. Tsunosuikuchimuschi Myzostomium ambiguum Graff. In Uchida, T. (ed.) Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Fauna of Japan newly compiled. Tokoyo : Hokuryu-kan Publishing Co. Ltd. [in Japanese] [206]; and Imajima, M. 1983. Tsunosuikuchimuschi Myzostomium ambiguum Graff. In Utinomi, H. (ed.) Gakken Illustrated Nature Encyclopedia. (The aquatic lower animals of Japan.) Tokyo : Gakken Co. Ltd. [87, 270].

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
16-Sep-2022 16-Sep-2022 MOVED
17-Oct-2023 MYZOSTOMIDAE 30-Jul-2015 MODIFIED
17-Oct-2023 03-Nov-2010 MODIFIED
17-Oct-2023 06-Sep-2010 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)