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Scientific Name: Allocreadium nicolli
Synonym: Allocreadium mahaseri (Pande, 1938) (Currently unaccepted)
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 has an elongated body is covered in a smooth cuticle without spines. It possesses a larger oral sucker compared to the acetabulum, and lacks both a prepharynx and esophagus. A well-developed pharynx is located near the front quarter of the body, and the acetabulum is rounded in shape.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
It is a parasite that usually infects freshwater fishes. It is distributed throughout Bangladesh.
Environment:
Freshwater
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