(Right now the "Previous" and "Next" doesn't maintain serial. We're working to getting it fixed,)
Scientific Name: Allocreadium handiai
Synonym: Allocreadium ophiocephali (Srivastava, 1960) (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Sucking worm, intestinal fluke
Local/Bangla Name: Machher antrer krimi (মাছের অন্ত্রের কৃমি)
Photo: Chaudhary et. al. (2016)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Trematoda
Order: Plagiorchiida
Family: Allocreadiidae
Description:
The body is elongated and rounded at both ends. The oral sucker is subterminal and larger than the acetabulum. There is no prepharynx; the pharynx is muscular, and the oesophagus is short. The intestinal caeca extend to the posterior end of the body.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
The species is an obligate endoparasite that resides inside the intestine of the freshwater fishes. 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:
Chaudhary, Anshu & Mukut, Shivali & Singh, Hridaya Shanker (2016). Molecular characterization of three species belongs to the Allocreadioidea, Hemiuroidea and Plagiorchioidea (Platyhelminthes: Trematoda) infecting freshwater fishes in India. Helminthologia. 53. 378-384. 10.1515/helmin-2016-0039.
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
Global IUCN conservation status:
Other Information
