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Scientific Name: Bifurcohaptor indicus
English Name: Monogenetic gill fluke
Local/Bangla Name: Fulka krimi (ফুলকা কৃমি)
Photo: Thapa et. al. (2011)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Monogenea
Order: Dactylogyridea
Family: Ancylodiscoididae
Description:
It has a stout body. The head organ is not distinctly divided into lobes. It possesses two pairs of eyespots, with the posterior pair being larger than the anterior pair. The pharynx is oval, and the intestine bifurcates, with the crura merging posteriorly. The haptor is forceps-like and deeply bifurcated, occupying nearly one-third of the total body length. The armature of anchors includes a pair of large dorsal anchors, a median dorsal bar, a pair of small ventral anchors, a pair of ventro-lateral bars, and six pairs of hooklets.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
It is an ecto-parasite that lives on freshwater fish, such as Mystus vittatus. The parasite develops on the gill filaments of its host.It 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:
Thapa, Sunila & Jyrwa, Donald & Tandon, Veena (2011) A new report on the occurrence of monogenean parasites (Monogenoidea) on gill filaments of freshwater fishes in Meghalaya. Journal of parasitic diseases : official organ of the Indian Society for Parasitology. 35. 80-4. 10.1007/s12639-011-0023-x.
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