''Discoverytrema'' is a

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of trematodes in the

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Opecoelidae. K. Zdzitowiecki described both species of ''Discoverytrema'' as being

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in the Antarctic

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fish ''

Muraenolepis microps ''Muraenolepis'' is a genus of eel cods. Species The currently recognized species in this genus are: * '' Muraenolepis andriashevi'' Balushkin & Prirodina, 2005 * '' Muraenolepis evseenkoi'' Balushkin & Prirodina, 2010 * '' Muraenolepis kuder ...

'' Lönnberg, 1905,Lönnberg, A. J. E. (1905). The fishes of the Swedish South Polar Expedition. ''Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Schwedischen Südpolar-Expedition 1901–1903'', 5(6), 1–72. which are found to the south of the British South Georgia Island.

Species

*'' Discoverytrema gibsoni'' Zdzitowiecki, 1990Zdzitowiecki, K. (1990). A redescription of ''Discoverytrema markowskii'' Gibson, 1976 and description of ''D. gibsoni'' n. sp. (Digenea, Opecoelidae). ''Systematic Parasitology'', 16(3), 163–167. *'' Discoverytrema markowskii'' Gibson, 1976

References

Opecoelidae Plagiorchiida genera {{trematoda-stub