Lepotrema hemitaurichthydis

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

Lepotrema hemitaurichthydis
Lepotrema hemitaurichthydis from various hosts and localities; holotype is #10
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Trematoda
Order: Plagiorchiida
Family: Lepocreadiidae
Genus: Lepotrema
Species:
L. hemitaurichthydis
Binomial name
Lepotrema hemitaurichthydis
Bray, Cutmore & Cribb, 2018

Hosts and localities

The pyramid butterflyfish, Hemitaurichthys polylepis is the type-host of Lepotrema hemitaurichthydis

The pyramid butterflyfish, Hemitaurichthys polylepis, (Perciformes: Chaetodontidae), is the type-host of Lepotrema hemitaurichthydis. Another host is the Thompson's butterflyfish Hemitaurichthys thompsoni. The type-locality is off Palau; other localities are off Tubuai, off Rimatara, Austral Islands, French Polynesia, and off Fatu Hiva, Marquesas, French Polynesia.[1]

References

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