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International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2016, Volume : 4, Issue : 4
First page : (221) Last page : (228)
Article doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.2347

Studies on the Structure of Three New Species of Strigeids Metacercariae from Indian Freshwater Food Fishes

Barrister Kumar Gupta*
Department of Zoology, Vardhaman College, Bijnor, 246701, Uttar Pradesh, India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: guptabarrister54@gmail.com
Received: 7.08.2016  |  Revised: 15.08.2016   |  Accepted: 18.08.2016  

Abstract
The author extensively studied on digenetic trematode larvae of Indian freshwater food fishes during research tenure. Three new species of strigeid metacercariae belonging to genus Neascus Hughes14, 1927 and Tetracotyle Faust10, 1918 were collected from Anabas testudineus, Channa punctatus and Xenentodon cancilla and named Neascus kaisarbaghensis, Tetracotyle bhopalensis and Tetracotyle mauensis from different location respectively.

Key words: Metacercaria, Neascus, Tetracotyle, Strigeids, Trematode.

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Cite this article: Gupta, B.K., Studies on the Structure of Three New Species of Strigeids Metacercariae from Indian Freshwater Food Fishes, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.4(4): 221-228 (2016). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.2347