Taxonavigation

Familia: Diplectanidae
Subfamilia: Lamellodiscinae
Genus: Lamellodiscus
Species: Lamellodiscus magnicornis

Name

• 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

References

Original description

• 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

Clarification of hosts

• 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. Open Access Full Text