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Scientific Name: Allocreadium kosia
English Name: Sucking worm, intestinal fluke
Local/Bangla Name: Antrer krimi (অন্ত্রের কৃমি)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Trematoda
Order: Plagiorchiida
Family: Allocreadiidae
Description:
It possesses an elongated body with the acetabulum situated in the posterior part of the first quarter of the body. A prepharynx is present, and the pharynx is muscular. Intestinal caeca extend to the posterior end of the body, with the genital pore located just behind the intestinal bifurcation.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
It is an obligate endoparasite that resides inside the intestine of the small freshwater catfishes like Gulsha, Tengra etc. 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:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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