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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Monogenea |
| Order: | Dactylogyridea |
| Family: | Ancyrocephalidae |
| Genus: | Lethrinitrema Lim & Justine, 2011 |
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Species
editThe following species are considered valid according to WorRMS: [1]
- Lethrinitrema austrosinense (Li & Chen, 2005) Sun, Li & Yang, 2014 [3]
- Lethrinitrema chrysostomi (Young, 1968) Lim & Justine, 2011
- Lethrinitrema dossenus Lim & Justine, 2011
- Lethrinitrema fleti (Young, 1968) Lim & Justine, 2011
- Lethrinitrema gibbus Lim & Justine, 2011
- Lethrinitrema grossecurvitubum (Li & Chen, 2005) Sun, Li & Yang, 1914
- Lethrinitrema lethrini (Yamaguti, 1937) Lim & Justine, 2011
- Lethrinitrema nebulosum Sun, Li & Yang, 2014 [3]
- Lethrinitrema zhanjiangense Sun, Li & Yang, 2014 [3]
References
edit- ^ a b WoRMS (2018). Lethrinitrema Lim & Justine, 2011. Accessed at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=717367 on 2018-08-12
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.