Family Temnocephalidae Scientific name Temnocephala lamothei Rank Species | Genus Temnocephala Phylum Platyhelminthes | |
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Similar Temnocephalida, Rhabdocoela, Catenulida, Prolecithophora, Lecithoepitheliata | ||
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.
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.
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