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Scientific Name: Cornudiscoides proximus
English Name: Monogenetic gill fluke
Local/Bangla Name: Fulka krimi (ফুলকা কৃমি)
Photo: Verma et. al. (2016)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Monogenea
Order: Dactylogyridea
Family: Ancylodiscoididae
Description:
Cornudiscoides proximus is small to moderate in size. It has two pairs of glandular cephalic lobes and two pairs of eyespots. The haptor is bilobed. Its attachment structures include 7 pairs of larval-type hooks, two pairs of anchors of different shapes and sizes, a non-paired dorsal connective bar, a paired ventral bar, and patches near the root of the dorsal anchors.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
It is an obligate parasite of freshwater catfish,like tengra (Mystus vittatus). It attacks the gill filaments of the host. It is commonly found in freshwater fish 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:
Verma, Jyoti & Agrawal, Nirupama & Verma, Amit (2016) The use of large and small subunits of ribosomal DNA in evaluating phylogenetic relationships between species of Cornudiscoides Kulkarni, 1969 (Monogenoidea: Dactylogyridae) from India. Journal of helminthology. -1. 1-9. 10.1017/S0022149X16000134.
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