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Scientific Name: Thaparocleidus wallagonius
Synonym: Silurodiscoides gussevi (Singh, Kumari and Agrawal, 1992) (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Monogenetic gill fluke
Local/Bangla Name: Fulka krimi (ফুলকা কৃমি)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Monogenea
Order: Dactylogyridea
Family: Ancylodiscoididae
Description:
It is an elongated fluke with a bilobed head, featuring six pairs of head organs and two pairs of eye spots, positioned asymmetrically. The body is dorsoventrally flattened, and the mouth typically contains a muscular pharynx. There are five pairs of darkly-stained cephalic glands located at the posteriolateral sides of the pharynx.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
The species primarily infects freshwater catfish, maturing in the gill filments of the 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
GenBank Accession Number:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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