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Scientific Name: Scutogyrus longicornis
Synonym: Actinocleidus muelleri (Ferdousi and Chandra, 2002) (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Monogenetic gill fluke
Local/Bangla Name: Fulka krimi (ফুলকা কৃমি)
Photo: Agos et. al. (2021)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Monogenea
Order: Dactylogyridea
Family: Ancyrocephalidae
Description:
Scutogyrus longicornis is distinguished by a dorsal transverse bar that is laterally enlarged at the center, featuring two very long auricles that are hollow at the base. Additionally, it has an arched, rigid ventral transverse bar that supports a large, thin oval plate with fan-shaped median thickenings.It has an elongated, cylindrical body. It possesses four eyespots and a well-developed pharynx located at the anterior end. The head organ is not prominently marked.The haptor is disc-like, equipped with two pairs of anchors and two dissimilar bars that articulate with each other.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
It is an obligate parasite that infects freshwater fish species. It has also been found in the exotic fish, Tilapia. The parasite reaches maturity in the gill filaments of its host. In Bangladesh, it was recorded from freshwater Tilapia.
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:
Agos SM & Hassan M (2021) Scutogyrus longicornis Paperna and Thurston, 1969 (Ancyrocephalidae) Monogenean Gill Parasite Of Cage Cultured Red Tilapia (Oreochromis Sp.) From Kenyir Lake, Malaysia. Journal of Sustainability Science and Management, 16(6), 159-164.
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