''Hamacreadium cribbi'' is a species of

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n, parasitic in the

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fish '' Lethrinus miniatus''. The species was collected off

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Morphology

''Hamacreadium cribbi'' is characterised by the size of its eggs which tend to be larger 2–93 (84) vs 54–81 (56) μm longthan those of other species of ''

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''. Other characteristics, such as body size and shape and internal ratios, differentiate ''H. cribbi'' from other species.

Host

The

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of ''H. cribbi'' is the sweetlip emperor, ''Lethrinus miniatus''. The worms were found in the digestive tract. This species was reported from this host species in 2010 under the name ''Neolebouria ''sp. A.Justine, J.-L., Beveridge, I., Boxshall, G. A., Bray, R. A., Moravec, F. & Whittington, I. D. 2010: An annotated list of fish parasites (Copepoda, Monogenea, Digenea, Cestoda and Nematoda) collected from Emperors and Emperor Bream (Lethrinidae) in New Caledonia further highlights parasite biodiversity estimates on coral reef fish. Zootaxa, 2691, 1-40
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The following species as hosts of ''Neolebouria ''sp. A: the Spotcheek Emperor ''

Lethrinus rubrioperculatus ''Lethrinus rubrioperculatus'',the spotcheek emperor, red-eared emperor, red-ears, red-edged emperor, scarlet-cheek emperor, and spot cheek emperor, is a species of marine ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray ...

''; the Pacific Yellowtail Emperor ''

Lethrinus atkinsoni ''Lethrinus atkinsoni'', the Pacific yellowtail emperor,, Atkinson's emperor, reticulated emperor, tricky snapper, Tuamotu emperor, yellow morwong or yellow-tailed emperor is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Lethrinidae ...

'', the Drab Emperor '' Lethrinus ravus'', and the Slender Emperor, '' Lethrinus variegatus''. However, the description of ''H. cribbi'' was based solely on the worms from ''L. miniatus'', and worms from the other hosts may differ, possibly at the specific level.

Etymology

This species was named for "Tom Cribb of the

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, the pre-eminent digenean taxonomist of the Indo-Pacific Region".

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q26887142 Parasitic helminths of fish Platyhelminthes of New Caledonia Animals described in 2016