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Scientific Name: Djombangia penetrans
English Name: Caryophyllid cestode, gillyflower worm
Local/Bangla Name: Mechhokrimi (মেছো কৃমি)
Photo: Ash et. al. (2011)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Cestoda
Order: Caryophyllidea
Family: Lytocestidae
Description:
The body is short, broad and fleshy, lacking any internal segmentation. The scolex is nearly globular with a circular sucker on top. The body surface is protected by a very thick cuticle, and the body proper is divided into an outer cortex and inner medulla by two layers of longitudinal muscles.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
It is an endoparasite of common clariid catfishes, penetrating the stomach and intestine of the host fish and forming nodules. 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:
Ash, Anirban & Scholz, Tomas & Oros, Mikuláš & Kar, Pradip (2011) Tapeworms (Cestoda: Caryophyllidea), Parasites of Clarias batrachus (Pisces: Siluriformes) in the Indomalayan Region. The Journal of parasitology. 97. 435-59. 10.1645/GE-2625.1.
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