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Temnocephala lamothei

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Temnocephala lamothei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Platyhelminthes
Class:
Turbellaria
Order:
Temnocephalida
Family:
Temnocephalidae
Genus:
Temnocephala
Species:
T. lamothei
Binomial name
Temnocephala lamothei
Damborenea & Brusa, 2008[1]

Temnocephala lamothei is a species of flatworm in the family Temnocephalidae.

The specific name lamothei is in honor of Mexican helminthologist Dr. Marcos Rafael Lamothe-Argumedo.[1]

This species was collected in 2005 in Misiones Province, Argentina and described in 2008 as a commensal in the mantle cavity of freshwater snail Pomella megastoma.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Damborenea C. & Brusa F. (2008) "A new species of Temnocephala (Platyhelminthes, Temnocephalida) commensal of Pomella megastoma (Mollusca, Ampullariidae) from Misiones, Argentina". Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 79: 1-7. PDF


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