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Elongoparorchis pneumatis gen. et sp. nov. (Trematoda) from the Air-bladder of the Marine Catfish, Arius jella (Val.)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

K. Hanumantha Rao
Affiliation:
From the Department of Parasitology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Extract

1. A new genus and species of Isoparorchiidae Poche, 1926, is described from the air-bladder of the marine catfish, Anus jella (Val.), caught off the coast of Waltair, India. The new fluke is named Elongoparorchis pneumatis.

2. The new genus Elongoparorchis bears a superficial resemblance to the genus Isoparorchis Southwell, 1913, but differs appreciably in the structure of the testes, the ovary and the vitellaria to warrant the separation.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1961

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