Faustula brevichrus (Srivastava, 1935) Yamaguti, 1958

Ghosh, Anindita, Chakrabarti, Shuvajit & Purushothaman, Jasmine, 2017, Platyhelminthes parasites of fish of economic importance from Diamond Harbour, West Bengal, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 117 (3), pp. 242-242 : 242-

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.26515/rzsi/v117/i3/2017/120967

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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6F4587C4-AF3A-F02F-FC8E-BFE2EC0E6808

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Felipe

scientific name

Faustula brevichrus (Srivastava, 1935) Yamaguti
status

 

32. Faustula brevichrus (Srivastava, 1935) Yamaguti View in CoL ,

1960

1935. Orientophorus brevichrus Srivastava, Parasit. 27 (3): 377

1958. Faustula brevichrus Yamaguti, Syst. Helm. Vol. I. The Dig. Trem. Vert. Interscience Publishers, New York: 34

Material examined: Host: Hilsa ilisha (Hamilton, 1822) ; location: intestine; locality: Diamond Harbour, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal; collector: Jasmine, P. & party

Diagnostic characters: Body oval, spined; oral sucker equal to acetabulum; oesophagus long; intestinal caeca extends beyond testes; testes symmetrical, at either side of the acetabulum; ovary pretesticular, lobed; cirrus sac flask shaped, overlaps acetabulum; genital pore almost at the level of intestinal bifurcation; vitelline follicles lateral; situated at the acetabular zone; uterus occupies entire hind region of the body; excretory vesicle ‘Y’ shaped.

Distribution: India: Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal.

Remarks: This species has been newly recorded from Diamond Harbour.

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