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Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Biosciences (IJPAB)
Year : 2016 , Volume 4, Issue 4
Page No. : 221-228
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.
Keywords: 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
