| Euzetia lamothei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Monogenea |
| Order: | Monocotylidea |
| Family: | Monocotylidae |
| Genus: | Euzetia |
| Species: | E. lamothei |
| Binomial name | |
| Euzetia lamothei Pulido-Flores & Monks 2008 | |
Euzetia lamothei is a flatworm which parasitizes the gills of the cownose ray.[1] It is named after Dr. Marcos Rafael Lamothe Argumedo, a professor at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México who has done research on Monogeneans. The species averages 405 micrometers long by 178 micrometers wide. It can be distinguished from its closest relative, Euzetia occultum, based on size (E. lamothei is considerably smaller than E. occultum) and the morphology of the reproductive organs.[2]
References
- ↑ Merlo-Serna, Aldo Iván; García-Prieto, Luis (15 Feb 2016). "A checklist of helminth parasites of Elasmobranchii in Mexico". ZooKeys (563): 73–128. doi:10.3897/zookeys.563.6067. PMC 4797213. PMID 27047240.
- ↑ Pulido-Flores, Griselda; Monks, Scott (2008). "A new species of Euzetia (Monogenea: Monocotylidae) on the gills of Rhinoptera bonasus (Rhinopteridae) from Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, México". Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad. 79: 83S–88S.
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