Open AccessA New Monogenean-ectoparasites Silurodescoides srivastavai n.sp. From Edible Fresh-water Cat Fish Wallago attu of District Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Author(s) -
Surya Prakash Mishra
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of modern trends in science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2455-3778
DOI - 10.46501/ijmtst070114
Subject(s) - uttar pradesh , dorsum , monogenea , fish <actinopterygii> , biology , honor , zoology , fishery , fresh water , genus , anatomy , gill , socioeconomics , sociology , computer science , operating system
The fresh-water fish Wallago attu (Bloch. And Schn.) was collected from local fish market of districtBalrampur (U.P.) and examined 15 specimens, of which only one specimen was found infected with 17specimens of said species. The site of infection being the gill filaments of the host. The present form differsfrom S. devraji, S. malabaricus and S.parvulus in having accessory pieces on dorsal anchors and presence ofwings on dorsal anchors. Moreover, it differs from S. indicus, S octolytus, S. aori and S. sudhakari in havingcephalic glands and different shape of copulatory complex and vagina. On subsequent study, the presentform appear to be a new species of the genus Silurodescoides Gussev, 1974 and described as a new speciesand named Silurodescoides srivastavai n. sp. in the honor of Dr. C.B. Srivastava, Ex. Dy. Director,Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata.