Biology:Lepotrema hemitaurichthydis
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Short description: Species of fluke
Lepotrema hemitaurichthydis | |
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Lepotrema hemitaurichthydis from various hosts and localities; holotype is #10 | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
Class: | Trematoda |
Order: | Plagiorchiida |
Family: | Lepocreadiidae |
Genus: | Lepotrema |
Species: | L. hemitaurichthydis
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Binomial name | |
Lepotrema hemitaurichthydis Bray, Cutmore & Cribb, 2018
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Lepotrema hemitaurichthydis is a species of lepocreadiid digenean parasitic in the intestine of marine fish. It was described in 2018.[1]
Hosts and localities
The pyramid butterflyfish, Hemitaurichthys polylepis, (Perciformes: Chaetodontidae), is the type-host of Lepotrema hemitaurichthydis. Another host is the Thompson's butterflyfish Hemitaurichthys thompsoni. The type-locality is off Palau; other localities are off Tubuai, off Rimatara, Austral Islands, French Polynesia, and off Fatu Hiva, Marquesas, French Polynesia.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bray, Rodney A.; Cutmore, Scott C.; Cribb, Thomas H. (2018). "Lepotrema Ozaki, 1932 (Lepocreadiidae: Digenea) from Indo-Pacific fishes, with the description of eight new species, characterised by morphometric and molecular features". Systematic Parasitology 95 (8–9): 693–741. doi:10.1007/s11230-018-9821-1. ISSN 0165-5752. PMID 30324416.
Wikidata ☰ Q57414369 entry
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