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Lepotrema

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Lepotrema
Various species of Lepotrema
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Trematoda
Order: Plagiorchiida
Superfamily: Lepocreadioidea
Family: Lepocreadiidae
Genus: Lepotrema
Ozaki, 1932[1]

Lepotrema is a genus of trematodes in the family Lepocreadiidae.[2][3]

Species of this genus are encountered in a wide range of fish families in the orders Tetraodontiformes and Perciformes, with one record from a Pleuronectiformes.[3]

Species

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The following species are included in the genus, according to the World Register of Marine Species:[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Ozaki, Y. (1932). A new trematode from file-fish: Lepotrema clavatum n. g., n. sp. Proceedings of the Imperial Academy, Tokyo, 8, 44–47. PDF Open access icon
  2. ^ a b WoRMS (2018). Lepotrema Ozaki, 1932. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=725278 on 2018-10-17
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m 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