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Lepotrema amblyglyphidodonis

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Lepotrema amblyglyphidodonis
Various species of Lepotrema; Lepotrema amblyglyphidodonis is #26 and #27
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Trematoda
Order: Plagiorchiida
Family: Lepocreadiidae
Genus: Lepotrema
Species:
L. amblyglyphidodonis
Binomial name
Lepotrema amblyglyphidodonis
Bray, Cutmore & Cribb, 2018

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

Hosts and localities

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Amblyglyphidodon curacao is the type-host of Lepotrema amblyglyphidodonis

The staghorn damselfish, Amblyglyphidodon curacao, (Perciformes: Pomacentridae), is the type-host of Lepotrema amblyglyphidodonis. Another host is the Barrier Reef anemonefish, Amphipron akyndynos (Pomacentridae). The type-locality is off Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b 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. Open access icon