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Scientific Name: Cichlidogyrus sclerosus
Synonym: Cichlidogyrus bangladeshi (Ferdousi and Chandra, 2002) (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Monogenetic gill fluke
Local/Bangla Name: Fulka krimi (ফুলকা কৃমি)
Photo: Maneepitaksanti et. al. (2012)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Monogenea
Order: Dactylogyridea
Family: Ancyrocephalidae
Description:
The body is relatively elongated. There are two small, inconsistent anterior eyespots, with the posterior two being slightly larger. The pharynx and head organ are well-defined. There are two pairs of anchors that are nearly the same size and similarly pointed. Six pairs of marginal hooks have a slight distinction between the handle and pivot, being more or less the same size but slightly different in shape.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
It is an obligate parasite of tilapia that matures in the gill filaments of the host and is widely distributed in Bangladesh.
Environment:
Freshwater
Main References:
Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA and Khondker M (2008) Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 15. Platyhelminthes - Nematoda. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka 325 pp
Other References:
Maneepitaksanti, Worawit & Nagasawa, Kazuya (2012) Monogeneans of Cichlidogyrus Paperna, 1960 (Dactylogyridae), gill parasites of tilapias, from Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. 14. 111-119. 10.11358/biogeo.14.111.
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