Plectanocotyle lastovizae

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.

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