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Myrophinae (worm eels)

Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Ophichthidae

Taxonomy
Myrophinae is a subfamily. It is extant.

It was assigned to Ophichthidae by Nelson et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Myrophinae Nelson et al. p. 146

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Elopocephalai
—Elopocephala
—Elopomorpha()
orderAnguilliformesGreenwood et al. 1966
familyOphichthidae
subfamilyMyrophinae
subfamilyMyrophinae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subfm. Myrophinae [worm eels]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available