Temnocephala lamothei

Temnocephala lamothei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Platyhelminthes
Class:	Turbellaria
Order:	Temnocephalida
Family:	Temnocephalidae
Genus:	Temnocephala
Species:	T. lamothei
Binomial name
	Temnocephala lamothei; Damborenea & Brusa, 2008

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[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c Damborenea C. & Brusa F. (2008) "A new species of Temnocephala (Platyhelminthes, Temnocephalida) commensal of Pomella megastoma (Mollusca, Ampullariidae) from Misiones, Argentina". Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 79: 1-7. PDF

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