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Scientific Name: Bovienia indica
Synonym: Lytocestus attenuatus (Tandon, Chakravarty and Das, 2005); Lytocestus clariae (Tandon, Chakravarty and Das, 2005) (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Caryophyllid Cestode
Local/Bangla Name: Mechhokrimi (মেছো কৃমি)
Photo: Ash et. al. (2011)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Cestoda
Order: Caryophyllidea
Family: Lytocestidae
Description:
The body is slender, elongated, and flattened, with the posterior end broader than the anterior. The body is divided into an outer cortex and an inner medulla by two layers of longitudinal muscles. The scolex is smooth, undifferentiated, and unarmed, with a bluntly rounded extremity, followed by a long, narrow neck.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
It is an obligate parasite residing in the intestine of catfish such as Clarias batrachus. It is found throughout 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:
Ash, Anirban & Scholz, Tomas & Oros, Mikuláš & Kar, Pradip (2011) Tapeworms (Cestoda: Caryophyllidea), Parasites of Clarias batrachus (Pisces: Siluriformes) in the Indomalayan Region. The Journal of parasitology. 97. 435-59. 10.1645/GE-2625.1.
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