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Scientific Name: Dactylogyrus brevitignus
English Name: Monogenetic gill fluke
Local/Bangla Name: Fulka krimi (ফুলকা কৃমি)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Monogenea
Order: Dactylogyridea
Family: Dactylogyridae
Description:
It is a moderate-sized ectoparasite. It has two pairs of eyespots. The intestinal crura merge behind the testis. The prostatic reservoir and seminal vesicle are not distinctly visible. Some marginal hooks have a long sausage-like handle, longer than the pivot of the handle, especially in pairs 1-4. Hooks of the 6th and 7th pairs are the shortest. The anchors are large, with a well-developed inner root, short outer root, and a stout recurved point.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
The species is host-specific and an obligate parasite of fish. It is commonly found to infest the swamp barb, Puntius sophore, in Bangladesh. It is locally distributed as a freshwater gill parasite of cyprinid fishes.
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
Global IUCN conservation status:
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