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Scientific Name: Dactylogyrus chauhani
Synonym: Dactylogyrus chauhanus (Gussev and Musselius, 1976) (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Monogenetic gill fluke
Local/Bangla Name: Fulka krimi (ফুলকা কৃমি)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Monogenea
Order: Dactylogyridea
Family: Dactylogyridae
Description:
It is a small worm without eyespots. It has 7 pairs of thin hooks with well-defined handles and pivots, each hooklet having a projecting rounded “heel”. The anchors possess well-developed roots and a strongly straightened, sabre-like point that is open. There is only one straight dorsal bar, with significantly widened lateral ends and a slightly widened middle section.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
The parasite is host-specific and an obligate parasite of cyprinid fishes. It is distributed in Bangladesh as a freshwater gill parasite of cyprinid fishes.
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:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
Global IUCN conservation status:
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