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Species Lepotrema melichthydis Bray, Cutmore & Cribb, 2018

 

Distribution

States

Queensland


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Northeast Shelf Province (40)

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: parasitic (host(s): Melichthys vidua (Richardson) [BALISTIDAE] Pinktail triggerfish).

Associated Fauna References

Bray, R.A., Cutmore, S.C. & Cribb, T.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: 693–741 (Melichthys vidua)

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
07-Feb-2024 TREMATODA 01-Jul-2024 MODIFIED
15-Sep-2023 TREMATODA 01-Jul-2024 MODIFIED
13-Apr-2023 LEPOCREADIIDAE Odhner, 1905 01-Jul-2024 MODIFIED Dr Nicholas Wee (QM)
05-Aug-2022 TREMATODA 01-Jul-2024 MODIFIED
11-Feb-2022 TREMATODA 01-Jul-2024 MODIFIED
DIGENEA Carus, 1863 20-May-2019 ADDED Professor Thomas Cribb Ms Jo Wood Russell Yong