Myzostoma fuscomaculatum

Myzostoma fuscomaculatum, the crinoid worm, is a species of marine worm in the family Myzostomatidae.

[1] Crinoid worms are tiny worms with stubby legs which live on the elegant feather star, Tropiometra carinata.

They grow to 2mm in total length.

[2] Crinoid worms are found off the South African coast in False Bay in 10m to at least 35m of water.

[2] These animals are parasitic on their host crinoid and eat scraps of its food and any waste products.