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Scientific Name: Procamallanus sprenti
English Name: Intestinal roundworm
Local/Bangla Name: Antrer golkrimi
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Secernentea
Order: Camallanida
Family: Camallanidae
Description:
In Procamallanus sprenti, the body is filiform and tapers towards both ends. Males are smaller than females, with body dimensions reflecting this size difference. The buccal capsule is almost cylindrical and lacks striations, with males having shorter and narrower buccal capsules than females. The base of the buccal capsule in females features two knob-like structures. The cuticle is thin and transversely striated, and tridents are absent. The oesophagus is divided into muscular and glandular parts, with the anterior muscular oesophagus being shorter in males than in females, and the posterior glandular oesophagus also showing similar size differences.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
It is an endoparasite of fish. It has been found to occur in the stomach of Heteropneustes fossilis.
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.
Other References:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
Global IUCN conservation status:
