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Scientific Name: Heteroncocleidus buschkieli
English Name: Monogenetic gill fluke
Local/Bangla Name: Fulka krimi (ফুলকা কৃমি)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Monogenea
Order: Dactylogyridea
Family: Ancyrocephalidae
Description:
Heteroncocleidus buschkieli is an elongated, cylindrical worm with four granulated eyespots and a pharynx in the head region. The head organ is well-defined. It has three median anchors, one of which is less developed. There are two almost identical, relatively thin connecting bars. Six pairs of marginal hooklets are present. The copulatory complex includes a copulatory tube with a small sac and an accessory piece.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
It is an obligate parasite in freshwater fishes, infesting in the gill filaments of its host. It is distributed throughout 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:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
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Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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