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Neohexostoma euthynni (Meserve, 1938) Price, 1961

platelminto, flatworm

endoparasite

found in gills of Euthynnus alletteratus

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Platyhelminthes

Class
Monogenea

Order
Mazocraeidea

Family
Hexostomatidae

Genus
Neohexostoma

Species
euthynni

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Hexostoma euthynni Meserve, 1938, fide WoRMS (2013)

Origin: Native

References

  • Meserve, F.G. (1938) Some monogenetic trematodes from the Galapagos Islands and the neighboring Pacific. Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions 2(5): 31-89.
  • WoRMS Editorial Board (2013) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Available from http://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ

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"Galapagos Species Database, Neohexostoma euthynni", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=18035. Accessed 26 June 2025.