Plectanocotyle lastovizae

Plectanocotyle lastovizae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Platyhelminthes
Class:	Monogenea
Order:	Mazocraeidea
Family:	Plectanocotylidae
Genus:	Plectanocotyle
Species:	P. lastovizae
Binomial name
	Plectanocotyle lastovizae; Ayadi, Tazerouti, Gey & Justine, 2022
Synonyms
	Plectanocotyle sp. of Jovelin & Justine, 2001

Plectanocotyle lastovizae is a species of monogenean in the genus Plectanocotyle.^[1]

Host and localities

Plectanocotyle lastovizae is a parasite of the gills of the streaked gurnard Chelidonichthys lastoviza (Bonnaterre, 1788). The type locality is off Bouharoun, near Alger, Algeria, in the Mediterranean Sea. Another locality is off Sète, France, Mediterranean Sea.

Etymology

The species was named after its host, Chelidonichthys lastoviza.

References

^ Ayadi, Zouhour El Mouna; Tazerouti, Fadila; Gey, Delphine; Justine, Jean-Lou (2022-02-01). "A revision of Plectanocotyle (Monogenea, Plectanocotylidae), with molecular barcoding of three species and the description of a new species from the streaked gurnard Chelidonichthys lastoviza off Algeria". PeerJ. 10: e12873. doi:10.7717/peerj.12873. ISSN 2167-8359. PMC 8815378. PMID 35178303.

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[Ayadi2022-1] Ayadi, Zouhour El Mouna; Tazerouti, Fadila; Gey, Delphine; Justine, Jean-Lou (2022-02-01). "A revision of Plectanocotyle (Monogenea, Plectanocotylidae), with molecular barcoding of three species and the description of a new species from the streaked gurnard Chelidonichthys lastoviza off Algeria". PeerJ. 10: e12873. doi:10.7717/peerj.12873. ISSN 2167-8359. PMC 8815378. PMID 35178303.

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