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
Various species of Lepotrema; Lepotrema amansis is #17
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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