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Scientific Name: Mizelleus wallagonius
English Name: Monogenetic gill fluke
Local/Bangla Name: Fulka krimi (ফুলকা কৃমি)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Monogenea
Order: Dactylogyridea
Family: Ancylodiscoididae
Description:
Mizelleus wallagonius is a small, elongated fluke with a bilobed head featuring three pairs of head organs, with the posterior pair being bilobed and connected by fine ducts. It has two pairs of eyespots, with the posterior pair slightly larger. The pharynx is rounded and muscular. The intestinal caecum is simple, bifurcated, and united posteriorly. There are six pairs of well-developed post-pharyngeal cephalic glands on either side of the bifurcation of the intestinal caeca. Reproductive glands are located on both sides of the seminal vesicle at the level of the copulatory complex.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
The species primarily infects freshwater catfish and is frequently found in the freshwater shark, Wallago attu. 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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