Merizocotyle icopae
Object detail
Description
This worm specimen is the holotype for the species "Merizocotyle icopae". A holotype is the single type specimen upon which the description and name of a new species is based.
Found in the nasal cavities of fish off the coast of Queensland, Australia.
Found in the nasal cavities of fish off the coast of Queensland, Australia.
Taxonomic classification
Merizocotyle icopae
Classification type status
Department
Natural Science/Zoology
Collection
Accession date
28 Apr 1987
Accession no
GL4928
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