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Scientific Name: Dactylogyrus labei
English Name: Monogenetic gill fluke
Local/Bangla Name: Fulka krimi (ফুলকা কৃমি)
Photo: Kumar et. al. (2013)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Monogenea
Order: Dactylogyridea
Family: Dactylogyridae
Description:
Dactylogyrus labei is a small fluke without eyes. The intestinal crura merge behind the testis. The marginal hooks have a projecting “heel” on the hooklet, and the handle is slightly separated from its pivot. The anchors have well-developed roots, and there is one dorsal and one ventral bar.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
The parasite is an obligate parasite of cyprinid fishes. It is distributed in Bangladesh 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:
Kumar, Vivek (2013) Monogenean Fauna of District Saharanpur, UP, Part-iv.
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