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Scientific Name: Posthodiplostomum minimum
Synonym: Neodiplostomum orchilongum (Noble,1936) (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: White grub
Local/Bangla Name: Sada poka (সাদা পোকা)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Trematoda
Order: Diplostomida
Family: Diplostomidae
Description:
It is a digenetic fluke characterized by its flattened, oval body and smooth cuticle. It has two suckers: an oral sucker at the anterior end and a ventral sucker positioned further back. The digestive system includes a prepharynx, pharynx, and simple intestinal ceca.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
It inhabits the intestine, kidney, liver, heart, spleen of the freshwater fishes. It is found 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:
GBIF.org (01 July 2024) GBIF Occurrence Download https://doi.org/10.15468/dl.p2cwga
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