Myxine glutinosa

Myxine glutinosa
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Agnatha
Superclass: Cyclostomi
Class: Myxini
Order: Myxiniformes
Family: Myxinidae
Genus: Myxine
Species:
M. glutinosa
Binomial name
Myxine glutinosa
Synonyms
  • Gasterobranchus glutinosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Gastrobranchus coecus Bloch, 1791
  •  ?Myxine glutinosa var. septentrionalis Putnam, 1874
  • Myxine glutinosa var. limosa Putnam, 1874
  • Myxine glutinosa var. australis Putnam, 1874
  • Myzinus glutinosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Petromyzon myxine Walbaum, 1792

Myxine glutinosa, also known as the Atlantic hagfish, is a type of jawless fish belonging to the class Myxini.

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