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Scientific Name: Procamallanus cancillus
English Name: Intestinal roundworm
Local/Bangla Name: Antrer golkrimi
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Secernentea
Order: Camallanida
Family: Camallanidae
Description:
Procamallanus cancilus has a slender body with a truncated anterior end and a blunt posterior end, and its transverse striations are very prominent. In females, the body length is several millimeters, with a width slightly less than half a millimeter. The buccal capsule in females is long and broad, with the anterior rim featuring twenty ridge-like elements, while the buccal floor is smooth and lacks tridents. The oesophagus is divided into two parts: a muscular section and a glandular section, both of considerable length in females. The vulva is located in the posterior half of the body, a significant distance from the anterior end. The tail is simple and relatively short. Females are viviparous, with the uteri containing numerous larvae and eggs.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
It is an endoparasite of fish. It has been reported from the small intestine of Xenentodon cancila
Environment:
Freshwater
Main References:
Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondker M (eds.) (2008) Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh,Vol. 15. Platyhelminthes- Nematoda. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh,Dhaka.325pp.
Other References:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
Global IUCN conservation status:
