Philometra lethrini is a species of parasitic nematode of fishes, first found off New Caledonia in the South Pacific, in the gonads of Lethrinus genivittatus.[1] This species is characterized mainly by: length of spicules and length and structure of its gubernaculum, structure of male caudal end, body size, location in host and types of hosts.[1]
| Philometra lethrini | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Secernentea |
| Order: | Camallanida |
| Family: | Philometridae |
| Genus: | Philometra |
| Species: | P. lethrini
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| Binomial name | |
| Philometra lethrini | |
References edit
- ^ a b Moravec, František; Justine, Jean-Lou (2008). "Some philometrid nematodes (Philometridae), including four new species of Philometra, from marine fishes off New Caledonia". Acta Parasitologica. 53 (4). doi:10.2478/s11686-008-0050-7. ISSN 1896-1851. S2CID 8205734.
Further reading edit
- Moravec, František; Gaglio, Gabriella; Giannetto, Salvatore; Marino, Fabio (2010). "Philometra spicarae sp. n. (Nematoda: Philometridae) from the abdominal cavity of the marine fish (picarel) Spicara smaris (Centracanthidae) off Sicily, Italy". Parasitology Research. 107 (2): 399–402. doi:10.1007/s00436-010-1877-z. PMID 20428890. S2CID 29467296.
- Moravec, František; Justine, Jean-Lou (2011). "Two new gonad-infecting Philometra species (Nematoda: Philometridae) from the marine fish Lutjanus vitta (Perciformes: Lutjanidae) off New Caledonia". Folia Parasitologica. 58 (4): 302–310. doi:10.14411/fp.2011.030. PMID 22263311.
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