Myzostomaria
plural noun
My·zo·sto·mar·ia
ˌmīzəstəˈma(a)rēə
: a class or other division of aberrant annelid worms that are probably related to the polychaetes, are parasites of echinoderms, have the form as an adult of an unsegmented disk with ventrally located parapodia, adhesive suckers, distinctive marginal cirri, a coelom obscured by connective tissue, no vascular system, and a single pair of nephridia opening into the posterior intestine, develop indirectly, and have a typical trochophore
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Myzostomum, type genus (from myzo- + -stomum) + -aria