| Plectanocotyle lastovizae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Monogenea |
| Order: | Mazocraeidea |
| Family: | Plectanocotylidae |
| Genus: | Plectanocotyle |
| Species: | P. lastovizae |
| Binomial name | |
| Plectanocotyle lastovizae Ayadi, Tazerouti, Gey & Justine, 2022 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Plectanocotyle sp. of Jovelin & Justine, 2001 | |
Plectanocotyle lastovizae is a species of monogenean in the genus Plectanocotyle.
Host and localities
Plectanocotyle lastovizae is a parasite of the gills of the streaked gurnard Chelidonichthys lastoviza (Bonnaterre, 1788). The type locality is off Bouharoun, near Alger, Algeria, in the Mediterranean Sea. Another locality is off Sète, France, Mediterranean Sea.
Etymology
The species was named after its host, Chelidonichthys lastoviza.
References
- Ayadi, Zouhour El Mouna; Tazerouti, Fadila; Gey, Delphine; Justine, Jean-Lou (2022-02-01). "A revision of Plectanocotyle (Monogenea, Plectanocotylidae), with molecular barcoding of three species and the description of a new species from the streaked gurnard Chelidonichthys lastoviza off Algeria". PeerJ. 10: e12873. doi:10.7717/peerj.12873. ISSN 2167-8359. PMC 8815378. PMID 35178303.
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