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Scientific Name: Allocreadium glossogobium
English Name: Sucking worm, intestinal fluke
Local/Bangla Name: Machher antrer krimi (মাছের অন্ত্রের কৃমি)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Trematoda
Order: Plagiorchiida
Family: Allocreadiidae
Description:
It is a medium-sized worm with a slightly curved body, occasionally tapering at the ends. The cuticle is smooth. The oral sucker is subterminal and smaller than the acetabulum. There is no prepharynx. The oesophagus is relatively long, bifurcated, and extends to the hind end of the body. The pharynx is well-developed. The acetabulum is located within the anterior quarter of the body and is rounded.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
It infects various freshwater fish as an obligate endoparasite. 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
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