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''Philometra lethrini'' is a 
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of parasitic nematode
The nematodes ( or grc-gre, Νηματώδη; la, Nematoda) or roundworms constitute the phylum Nematoda (also called Nemathelminthes), with plant-Parasitism, parasitic nematodes also known as eelworms. They are a diverse animal phylum inhab ...
of fishes, first found off New Caledonia
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in the South Pacific, in the gonad
A gonad, sex gland, or reproductive gland is a mixed gland that produces the gametes and sex hormones of an organism. Female reproductive cells are egg cells, and male reproductive cells are sperm. The male gonad, the testicle, produces sper ...
s of ''Lethrinus genivittatus
''Lethrinus'' is a genus of emperors found from the eastern Atlantic Ocean through the Indian Ocean to the western Pacific Ocean.
Species
There are currently 27 recognized species in this genus:
* '' Lethrinus amboinensis'' Bleeker, 1854 (Ambon ...
''. This species is characterized mainly by: length of spicules and length and structure of its gubernaculum
The paired gubernacula (from Ancient Greek κυβερνάω = pilot, steer) also called the caudal genital ligament, are embryonic structures which begin as undifferentiated mesenchyme attaching to the caudal end of the gonads (testes in male ...
; structure of male caudal end; body size; location in host and types of hosts.
References
Further reading
*Moravec, František, et al. "''Philometra spicarae'' sp. n.(Nematoda: Philometridae) from the abdominal cavity of the marine fish (picarel) ''Spicara smaris'' (Centracanthidae) off Sicily, Italy." Parasitology research 107.2 (2010): 399-402. *Moravec, František, and Jean-Lou Justine. "Two new gonad-infecting Philometra species (Nematoda: Philometridae) from the marine fish ''Lutjanus vitta'' (Perciformes: Lutjanidae) off New Caledonia." Folia Parasitologica 58.4 (2011): 302. Camallanida Parasitic nematodes of fish Nematodes described in 2008 {{Secernentea-stub