Echinoplectanum leopardi

Echinoplectanum leopardi is a species of diplectanid monogenean parasitic on the gills of the leopard coralgrouper, Plectropomus leopardus. It has been described in 2006. [1]

Echinoplectanum leopardi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Monogenea
Order: Dactylogyridea
Family: Diplectanidae
Genus: Echinoplectanum
Species:
E. leopardi
Binomial name
Echinoplectanum leopardi
Justine & Euzet, 2006

Etymology

The specific epithet leopardi is the genitive form of leopardus and relates to the type-host.[1]

Hosts and localities

The leopard coralgrouper Plectropomus leopardus is the host of Echinoplectanum leopardi

The leopard coral grouper Plectropomus leopardus is the type-host of Echinoplectanum leopardi. The type-locality is the coral reef off Nouméa, New Caledonia.[1] In New Caledonia, this fish harbours three species of the genus Echinoplectanum, namely E. leopardi, E. pudicum and E. rarum.[1]

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