On a new species of Neoechinorhynchus Hamann, 1892 (Neoechinorhynchinae Travassos, 1926) from Eleutheronema tetradactylum (Shaw, 1804) from Digha coast, West Bengal, India

Neoechinorhynchus ( Neoechinorhynchus ) dighaensis n. sp. is described from the intestine of the fourfinger threadfin fish Eleutheronema tetradactylum (Shaw, 1804 ) from the Digha coast, West Bengal, India. Females were larger than males. In the male dorso-ventral lacunar canals well developed. Midd...

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Published in:Journal of parasitic diseases 2018-09, Vol.42 (3), p.462-466
Main Authors: Gautam, Neelam Kumari, Mohapatra, Anil, Saxena, A. M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Body length
cement glands
coasts
Eggs
Eleutheronema tetradactylum
females
fish
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
India
Infectious Diseases
Intestine
intestines
males
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Neoechinorhynchus
New species
parasitoses
Proboscis
Reproductive system
Short Communication
testes
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Summary:Neoechinorhynchus ( Neoechinorhynchus ) dighaensis n. sp. is described from the intestine of the fourfinger threadfin fish Eleutheronema tetradactylum (Shaw, 1804 ) from the Digha coast, West Bengal, India. Females were larger than males. In the male dorso-ventral lacunar canals well developed. Middle hooks in perfect circle, smaller than anterior hooks. Posterior hooks slightly smaller than middle hooks. Lateral anterior proboscis hooks larger than the others in same circles. Lateral posterior proboscis hooks equal to others in same circles. Lemnisci equal, longer reaching to testes in male. Male reproductive system usually occupies half of the total body length. Eggs were elliptical in shape with concentric membrane. Cement gland long, containing seven giant nuclei.
ISSN:0971-7196
0975-0703
DOI:10.1007/s12639-018-1019-6