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Scientific Name: Genarchopsis goppo

Synonym: Genarchopsis bangladensis (Bashirullah and Elahi, 1972); Genarchopsis ozaki (Bashirullah and Elahi, 1972); Genarchopsis dasus (Gupta, 1951)  (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Digenetic fluke
Local/Bangla Name: Takimachher krimi (টাকিমাছের কৃমি)
Platyhelminthes : Genarchopsis goppo

Photo: Chaudhary et. al. (2016)

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Trematoda
Order: Plagiorchiida
Family: Derogenidae
Description:
The body is flat, elongated, and somewhat cylindrical, tapering at both ends. The cuticle is smooth and lacks spines. An acetabulum is present. There is no prepharynx; the pharynx is small and rounded. The esophagus is absent, but a well-developed esophageal pouch is located just below the pharynx.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
It inhabits the intestines of the freshwater fish. It is found in Dhaka and Sylhelt of 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:

Arthur JR & Ahmed ATA (2002) Checklist of the parasites of fishes of Bangladesh (No. 369) Food & Agriculture Organization

Ahmed ATA (1981) Helminth infection in freshwater fishes of Bangladesh. Fish Pathology, 15(3-4), 229-236.

Naoshin Farzana NF, Jasmin Naher JN, Zafar MA, Chandra KJ & Ahmed GU (2019) Study on infestations and biodiversity of metazoan parasites in Channa punctatus (Bloch), Mymensingh region.

Chaudhary, Anshu & Mukut, Shivali & Singh, Hridaya Shanker (2016). Molecular characterization of three species belongs to the Allocreadioidea, Hemiuroidea and Plagiorchioidea (Platyhelminthes: Trematoda) infecting freshwater fishes in India. Helminthologia. 53. 378-384. 10.1515/helmin-2016-0039.

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