Lamellodiscus magnicornis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Dactylogyridea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Cladus: Platyzoa Phylum: Platyhelminthes Subphylum: Rhabditophora Superclassis: Neodermata Classis: Monogenea Subclassis: Monopisthocotylea Ordo: Dactylogyridea

Lamellodiscus magnicornis Justine & Briand, 2010

Type-host: Gymnocranius grandoculis (Lethrinidae, Perciformes, Teleostei)
Other hosts: Gymnocranius euanus, Gymnocranius oblongus (designated as Gymnocranius sp. A in original description), Gymnocranius sp. B (Lethrinidae, Perciformes, Teleostei)
Type locality: Lagoon off Nouméa, New Caledonia
Habitat: gills
Holotype: MNHN JNC1246A9

Justine, J.-L. & Briand, M.J. 2010. Three new species, Lamellodiscus tubulicornis n. sp., L. magnicornis n. sp. and L. parvicornis n. sp. (Monogenea: Diplectanidae) from Gymnocranius spp. (Lethrinidae: Monotaxinae) off New Caledonia, with proposal of the new morphological group ‘tubulicornis’ within Lamellodiscus Johnston & Tiegs, 1922. Systematic Parasitology 75: 159–179. DOI: 10.1007/s11230-009-9224-4 Reference page.
Justine, J.-L., Beveridge, I., Boxshall, G.A., Bray, R.A., Moravec, F. & Whittington I.D. 2010. An annotated list of fish parasites (Copepoda, Monogenea, Digenea, Cestoda and Nematoda) collected from Emperors and Emperor Bream (Lethrinidae) in New Caledonia further highlights parasite biodiversity estimates on coral reef fish. Zootaxa 2691: 1–40. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2691.1.1, PDF Reference page.