Lepotrema amblyglyphidodonis | |
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Various species of Lepotrema; Lepotrema amblyglyphidodonis is #26 and #27 | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
Class: | Trematoda |
Order: | Plagiorchiida |
Family: | Lepocreadiidae |
Genus: | Lepotrema |
Species: | L. amblyglyphidodonis |
Binomial name | |
Lepotrema amblyglyphidodonis Bray, Cutmore & Cribb, 2018 |
Lepotrema amblyglyphidodonis is a species of lepocreadiid digenean parasitic in the intestine of marine fish. It was described in 2018.
Hosts and localities
The staghorn damselfish, Amblyglyphidodon curacao, (Perciformes: Pomacentridae), is the type-host of Lepotrema amblyglyphidodonis. Another host is the Barrier Reef anemonefish, Amphipron akyndynos (Pomacentridae). The type-locality is off Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
References
- ^ 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. PMC 6223840. PMID 30324416.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Lepotrema amblyglyphidodonis |
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