Lethrinitrema

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Lethrinitrema
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Platyhelminthes
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Lethrinitrema

Lim & Justine, 2011
Species

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Lethrinitrema is a genus of monogeneans belonging to the family Ancyrocephalidae.[1] The genus was created by Susan Lim and Jean-Lou Justine in 2011 for parasites of lethrinid fish from New Caledonia.[2] All members of the genus are parasitic on the gills of fish.

Species[]

The following species are considered valid according to WorRMS: [1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b WoRMS (2018). Lethrinitrema Lim & Justine, 2011. Accessed at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=717367 on 2018-08-12
  2. ^ Lim, L. H. S.; Justine, Jean-Lou (2011). "Two new species of ancyrocephalid monogeneans from Lethrinus rubrioperculatus Sato (Perciformes: Lethrinidae) off New Caledonia, with the proposal of Lethrinitrema n. g.". Systematic Parasitology. 78 (2): 123–138. doi:10.1007/s11230-010-9283-6. ISSN 0165-5752.
  3. ^ a b c Sun, Yuan; Li, Min; Yang, Tingbao (2014). "Studies on Lethrinitrema Lim & Justine, 2011 (Monogenea: Dactylogyridae), with the description of two new species, a key to the genus and a phylogenetic analysis based on rDNA sequences". Systematic Parasitology. 88 (2): 119–139. doi:10.1007/s11230-014-9482-7. ISSN 0165-5752.


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