Lepidotrema
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Lepidotrema is a genus of monopisthocotylean monogeneans, belonging to the family Diplectanidae.[1][2] All its species are parasites on fish.[2] The type-species is Lepidotrema therapon Johnston & Tiegs, 1922.
| Lepidotrema | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Monogenea |
| Order: | Dactylogyridea |
| Family: | Diplectanidae |
| Genus: | Lepidotrema Johnston & Tiegs, 1922 |
| Species | |
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The genus Squamodiscus Yamaguti, 1934 [3] is considered a junior synonym of Lepidotrema.[2]
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species, species include:[2]
- Lepidotrema angustum (Johnston & Tiegs, 1922) [1]
- Lepidotrema bidyana Murray, 1931 [4]
- Lepidotrema fuliginosum Johnston & Tiegs, 1922 [1]
- Lepidotrema kuwaitense Kritsky, Jimenez-Ruiz & Sey, 2000 [5]
- Lepidotrema longipenis (Yamaguti, 1934) Kritsky, Jiménez-Ruiz & Sey, 2000 [3][5]
- Lepidotrema simplex (Johnston & Tiegs, 1922) [1]
- Lepidotrema tenue Johnston & Tiegs, 1922 [1]
- Lepidotrema therapon Johnston & Tiegs, 1922 [1]
References
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