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Description: Echinoplectanum laeve Justine & Euzet, 2006 (Monogenea, Diplectanidae), a parasite of the fish Plectropomus laevis off New Caledonia. Composite figure, mainly from holotype. Original drawing by Jean-Lou Justine. Species described in the article: Justine, J.-L. & Euzet, L.; 2006: Diplectanids (Monogenea) parasite on gills of the coralgroupers Plectropomus laevis and P. leopardus (Perciformes, Serranidae) off New Caledonia, with the description of five new species and the erection of Echinoplectanum n. g. Systematic Parasitology, 64, 147-172. doi: 10.1007/s11230-006-9028-8
Title: Echinoplectanum laeve body
Credit: Own work
Author: Jean-Lou Justine
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