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Scientific Name: Caryophyllaeus laticeps
Synonym: Caryophyllaeus communis (Schrank, 1788); Caryophyllaeus mutabilis (Rudolphi, 1802) (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Cyprinid Gillyflower worm, Caryophyllid cestode
Local/Bangla Name: Mechhokrimi (মেছো কৃমি)
Photo: Yardimci et. al. (2018)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Cestoda
Order: Caryophyllidea
Family: Caryophyllaeidae
Description:
The body is elongated with a broad, frilled scolex. Testes and vitellaria spread laterally around the highly convoluted seminal duct in the vitellarian zone, pre-uterine. The uterus does not extend anterior to the cirrus pouch. The excretory system consists of several longitudinal trunks with a peripheral plexus.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
It inhabits the intestine of the freshwater fishes such as common carps and mirror carps. 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:
Yardimci, Remziye & Ürkü, Çiğdem & Yardimci, Cumhur (2018) Parasite Fauna of Fish in Büyükçekmece Dam Lake. 10.18185/erzifbed.410806.
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