Abstract:
From Makran coast, Balochistan, Pakistan a new species of digenea namely Diplomonorchis alykhani is being recorded from the stomach of fish Ellochelon vaigiensis Quay and Gaimard, 1825. The present species differs from the earlier reported species in the following morphological characters, body spinose, elongate, oral sucker subterminal, prepharynx long, pharynx large, esophagus very small bifurcating near pharynx, caeca reaching posterior end, acetabulum almost the size of oral sucker, testes ovoid, asymmetrical, postacetabular in posterior half of the body; the cirrus sac extending some distance posterior to the acetabulum containing pars prostatica and seminal vesicle, ovary round to oval near to anterior testis, uterus extending upto end of the body, vitellaria in two lateral groups of four each, eggs thick shelled and excretory vesicle tubular.
Page(s):
31-33
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: International Journal of Biology and Biotechnology, Volume: 19, Issue: 1, Year: 2022
Keywords:
Balochistan
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sp
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Makran coast
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Diplomonorchis alykhani n
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fish