| Temnocephala lamothei | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Turbellaria |
| Order: | Temnocephalida |
| Family: | Temnocephalidae |
| Genus: | Temnocephala |
| Species: | T. lamothei |
| Binomial name | |
| Temnocephala lamothei Damborenea & Brusa, 2008 | |
Temnocephala lamothei is a species of flatworm in the family Temnocephalidae.
The specific name lamothei is in honor of Mexican helminthologist Dr. Marcos Rafael Lamothe-Argumedo.
This species was collected in 2005 in Misiones Province, Argentina and described in 2008 as a commensal in the mantle cavity of freshwater snail Pomella megastoma.
References
- ^ Damborenea C. & Brusa F. (2008) "A new species of Temnocephala (Platyhelminthes, Temnocephalida) commensal of Pomella megastoma (Mollusca, Ampullariidae) from Misiones, Argentina". Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 79: 1-7. PDF
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Temnocephala lamothei | |
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