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Scientific Name: Dactylogyrus catlaius
English Name: Monogenetic gill fluke
Local/Bangla Name: Fulka krimi (ফুলকা কৃমি)
Platyhelminthes : Dactylogyrus catlaius

Photo: Dash et. al. (2014)

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Monogenea
Order: Dactylogyridea
Family: Dactylogyridae
Description:
It is a small, elongated worm which is dorso-ventrally flattened, semi-transparent, and whitish in color. Its body comprises an anterior elliptical part and a posterior discoidal haptor. The opisthaptor is distinguished from the rest of the body by a slight constriction. The maximum width of the body is found in the middle. The haptoral disc is equipped with one pair of large anchors, seven pairs of marginal hooks, and one pair of anchor bars. The slender, long anchors are centrally located on the haptor. Each anchor is characterized by a base with two distinct roots and a curved shaft that terminates in a pointed direction on the same side.
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:

Dash, Pujarini & Kar, Banya & Mishra, Arpita & Sahoo, P K (2014) Effect of Dactylogyrus catlaius (Jain 1961) infection in Labeo rohita (Hamilton 1822): Innate immune responses and expression profile of some immune related genes. Indian journal of experimental biology. 52. 267-80.

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