Temnocephala lamothei

Temnocephala lamothei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Order: Rhabdocoela
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, Cristina; Brusa, Francisco (August 2008). "A new species of Temnocephala (Platyhelminthes, Temnocephalida) commensal of Pomella megastoma (Mollusca, Ampullariidae) from Misiones, Argentina". Revista mexicana de biodiversidad. 79: 1–7. ISSN 1870-3453.
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