A new species of Brachylecithum munifin. Sp. (Digenea: dicrocoeliidae) from the cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis L.) in Sindh, Pakistan | [FUUAST Journal of Biology • 2019]

Author(s):

1. SAMINA WAHEED: Department of Zoology, University of Karachi,Karachi-75270,Pakistan

2. ALY KHAN: C.D.R.I, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council, University of Karachi,Karachi-75270,Pakistan

3. RAFIA R. GHAZI: Vertebrate Pest Control Institute, Southern-zone Agricultural Research Centre, PARC, Karachi University Campus, Karachi-75270,

4. NASIRA KHATOON: Department of Zoology, University of Karachi,Karachi-75270,Pakistan

5. NOOR-UN-NISA: Vertebrate Pest Control Institute, Southern-zone Agricultural Research Centre, PARC, Karachi University Campus, Karachi-75270, Pakistan

Abstract:

The new species is distinguished from all its congeners in having: a typical body shape, absence of prepharynx and pharynx, a short oesophagus, caeca terminating posterior to ovary behind the mid body region, preovarian extra large testes, coiled preacetabular cirruc sac with post-bifurcal genital opening and typically elongated and curved eggs, smallest in size among the species in the genus Brachylecithum

Page(s): 131-133

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Published: Journal: FUUAST Journal of Biology, Volume: 9, Issue: 1, Year: 2019

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