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Scientific Name: Gnathostoma spinigerum Owen, 1836
Photo: Herman et al. (2009)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Chromadorea
Order: Rhabditida
Family: Gnathostomatidae
Description:
Gnathostoma spinigerum has a deep reddish body. Females are larger. The body features eight to eleven series of minute hooklets. The cephalic region bears leaf-like spines, while the posterior portion is curved ventrally and smooth. The mouth is surrounded by two fleshy lips and opens into a muscular oesophagus. Males have four pairs of pedunculate papillae and two unequal chitinous spicules.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Its intermediate hosts include various species of freshwater copepods.
Environment:
Freshwater
Main References:
Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondker M (eds.) (2008) Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh,Vol. 15. Platyhelminthes- Nematoda. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh,Dhaka.325pp.
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