Lepotrema amansis
Lepotrema amansis is a species of lepocreadiid digenean parasitic in the intestine of marine fish. It was described in 2018.[1]
| Lepotrema amansis | |
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| Various species of Lepotrema; Lepotrema amansis is #17 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Trematoda |
| Order: | Plagiorchiida |
| Family: | Lepocreadiidae |
| Genus: | Lepotrema |
| Species: | L. amansis |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepotrema amansis Bray, Cutmore & Cribb, 2018 | |
Hosts and localities
The broom filefish, Amanses scopas is the type-host of Lepotrema amansis
The broom filefish, Amanses scopas (Tetraodontiformes: Monacanthidae) is the type-host of Lepotrema amansis. The type-locality is off Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.[1]
References
- 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 (8–9): 693–741. doi:10.1007/s11230-018-9821-1. ISSN 0165-5752. PMC 6223840. PMID 30324416.
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