Open AccessRedescription of Cestode Circumoncobothrium shindei in Freshwater Fish Mastacembelus armatus from Gangapur Dam Dist. Nasik (M.S) India
Author(s) -
S. V. Sonawane,
D. B. Goswami,
K. P. Birari
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal of advanced research in science, communication and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2581-9429
DOI - 10.48175/ijarsct-3013
Subject(s) - anatomy , fish <actinopterygii> , biology , zoology , fishery
The study deals with the redescription of the Circumoncobothrium shindei (1977) in freshwater fish Mastacembelus armatus from Gangapur dam, Dist. Nasik. The scolex is large well developed, which is narrow anteriorly and broad posteriorly, the anterior end of the scolex is bluntly triangular. Gravid segment is broader then longer. Ovary is bilobed and dumbbell- shaped. Vitellaria are follicular arranged in 2-3 rows, eggs are operculated, oval in shape. As the characters are minor. It is redescribed here as Circumoncobothrium shindei, 1977.