Baracktrema obamai
| Baracktrema | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Trematoda |
| Subclass: | Digenea |
| Order: | Strigeidida |
| Family: | Schistosomatidae |
| Genus: | Baracktrema Roberts et al., 2016 |
| Species: | B. obamai |
| Binomial name | |
| Baracktrema obamai Roberts et al., 2016 | |
Baracktrema obamai is a species of blood fluke, found in Malaysian freshwater turtles. The discovery prompted the creation of a new genus, Baracktrema. It was discovered in 2015 and named after U.S. President Barack Obama because the discoverer admires Obama.[1] It infects the lungs of host turtles. Baracktrema obamai is classified as a parasitic flatworm.[2]
References
- ↑ Sarah Kaplan (2016-09-09). "Scientists like Barack Obama so much that they named a parasite after him". The Washington Post.
- ↑ Roberts, Jackson R.; Platt, Thomas R.; Orélis-Ribeiro, Raphael; Bullard, Stephen A. (2016). "New Genus of Blood Fluke (Digenea: Schistosomatoidea) from Malaysian Freshwater Turtles (Geoemydidae) and its Phylogenetic Position Within Schistosomatoidea". Journal of Parasitology. 102 (4): 451–462. doi:10.1645/15-893.
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