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VOL. 7, ISSUE 10 (2022)
On a two new species of prodistomum linton, 1910 (lepocreadiidae odhner, 1905) from marine water fish
Authors
Sita Yadav, Madhu Tripathi, Anand Murari Saxena, Neelam Kumar Gautam
Abstract
Digenean flat, thick, oval, leaf-like, non-segmented in appearance and are obligate parasites. Their body usually covered by tegument which either smooth or spiny. Marine water fishes were collected, dissected and examine thoroughly and fixed in AFA fixative and dehydrated in descending grades of alcohols. After that’s parasites were stained with acetoalum carmine and dehydrated in ascending grade of alcohol. Two new species of digenean of family Lepocreadiidae Odhner, 1905 were recovered from marine water fish Fistularia petimba and Rastrelliger kanagurta from Goa and Tamil Nadu, India. Five specimens of Prodistomum santoshi n. sp. recovered from the 25 marine water fish F. petimba while four specimens of Prodistomum tripathi n. sp. form were recovered from ten marine water fish R. kanagurta respectively.
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Pages:26-29
How to cite this article:
Sita Yadav, Madhu Tripathi, Anand Murari Saxena, Neelam Kumar Gautam "On a two new species of <em>prodistomum </em>linton, 1910 (lepocreadiidae odhner, 1905) from marine water fish". International Journal of Entomology Research, Vol 7, Issue 10, 2022, Pages 26-29
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