Lepotrema justinei

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Lepotrema justinei
Lepotrema (Lepocreadiidae, Digenea) 11230 2018 9821 Fig 22 Lepotrema justinei.png
Lepotrema justinei
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Rhabditophora
Order: Plagiorchiida
Family: Lepocreadiidae
Genus: Lepotrema
Species:
L. justinei
Binomial name
Lepotrema justinei
Bray, Cutmore & Cribb, 2018

Lepotrema justinei is a species of lepocreadiid digenean parasitic in the intestine of marine fish. It was described in 2018. [1] This species was not characterised by molecular means but was distinguished from other species of the genus Lepotrema by morphological characteristics. It is the only species with more or less symmetrical testes, and, probably as a result, it tends to be broader than the other species. [1]

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Etymology

According to Bray, Cutmore & Cribb, the species was named justinei "after Professor Jean-Lou Justine of the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, in recognition of his massive contributions to marine fish parasitology". [1]

Hosts and localities

The masked triggerfish, Sufflamen fraenatum is the type-host of Lepotrema justinei Sufflamen fraenatum.jpg
The masked triggerfish, Sufflamen fraenatum is the type-host of Lepotrema justinei

The masked triggerfish, Sufflamen fraenatum , (Tetraodontiformes: Balistidae) is the type-host of Lepotrema justinei. The type-locality is the Interior Lagoon near Récif Toombo, off Nouméa, New Caledonia. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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: 693–741. doi:10.1007/s11230-018-9821-1. ISSN   0165-5752. PMC   6223840 . PMID   30324416. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg