Lepotrema acanthochromidis

Lepotrema acanthochromidis is a species of lepocreadiid digenean parasitic in the intestine of marine fish. It was described in 2018.[1]

Lepotrema acanthochromidis
Lepotrema acanthochromidis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Trematoda
Order: Plagiorchiida
Family: Lepocreadiidae
Genus: Lepotrema
Species:
L. acanthochromidis
Binomial name
Lepotrema acanthochromidis
Bray, Cutmore & Cribb, 2018

Hosts and localities

The spiny chromis Acanthochromis polyacanthus is the type-host of Lepotrema acanthochromidis

The spiny chromes, Acanthochromis polyacanthus (Perciformes: Pomacentridae), is the type-host of Lepotrema acanthochromidis. The type-locality is off Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, and another locality is off Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.

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