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Scientific Name: Pseudocaryophyllaeus tenuicollis
Synonym: Pseudocaryophyllaeus indica (Gupta, 1961);Lytocestus birmanicus (Lynsdale, 1956); Lytocestus parvulus ( Furtado, 1963) (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Gillyflower worm
Local/Bangla Name: Mechhokrimi (মেছো কৃমি)
Photo: Chhanda et. al. (2019)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Cestoda
Order: Caryophyllidea
Family: Lytocestidae
Description:
The body is elongated and flat, with a rounded posterior end. The scolex is oval or cone-shaped and truncated at the front, perfectly smooth, without suckers or loculi. The excretory system comprises four lateral canals, two on each side, which join posteriorly.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
It inhabits the intestine of the freshwater clariid fishes such as Clarius batrachus. It is found throughout 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:
Chhanda, Mousumi & Chandra, kirtunia (2019) Revision of caryophyllidean cestodes from catfishes of Bangladesh. 10.12692/ijb/14.4.166-180.
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