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Philometra lethrini

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Species of roundworm

Philometra lethrini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Secernentea
Order: Camallanida
Family: Philometridae
Genus: Philometra
Species: P. lethrini
Binomial name
Philometra lethrini
Moravec & Justine, 2008

Philometra lethrini is a species of parasitic nematode of fishes, first found off New Caledonia in the South Pacific, in the gonads of Lethrinus genivittatus. This species is characterized mainly by: length of spicules and length and structure of its gubernaculum, structure of male caudal end, body size, location in host and types of hosts.

Lethrinus genivittatus is the host of Philometra lethrini

References

  1. ^ Moravec, František; Justine, Jean-Lou (2008). "Some philometrid nematodes (Philometridae), including four new species of Philometra, from marine fishes off New Caledonia". Acta Parasitologica. 53 (4). doi:10.2478/s11686-008-0050-7. ISSN 1896-1851. S2CID 8205734.

Further reading

  • Moravec, František; Gaglio, Gabriella; Giannetto, Salvatore; Marino, Fabio (2010). "Philometra spicarae sp. n. (Nematoda: Philometridae) from the abdominal cavity of the marine fish (picarel) Spicara smaris (Centracanthidae) off Sicily, Italy". Parasitology Research. 107 (2): 399–402. doi:10.1007/s00436-010-1877-z. PMID 20428890. S2CID 29467296.
Taxon identifiers
Philometra lethrini


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