A new species of cestode Lytocestus paithanensis (Lytocestus Cohn, 1908) from Clarias batrachus at Paithan, MS, India

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  • Kale SS Department of Zoology, Shri Kumarswami Mahavidyalaya, Ausa,, Dist. Latur M.S. 413520, India

Keywords:

Tape worm, Lytocestus paithanensisn.sp, Clarias batrachus

Abstract

The present communication deals with description of new species Lytocestus paithanesis n.sp. is reported from Clarias batrachus at paithan Dist. Aurangabad. It difference from all known species of the genus, with the characters like, head is spatulate, narrower than body, broad base and narrow apex; neck medium, wide narrow anteriorly and posterioly wide; gonads located near the posterior end of the worm, testes 220-250 in number, oval, preovarian, scattered in middle of worm; ovary medium H- shaped; large ootype ; utrus tubular and wide.

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2017-09-27

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Kale SS. (2017). A new species of cestode Lytocestus paithanensis (Lytocestus Cohn, 1908) from Clarias batrachus at Paithan, MS, India. International Journal of Life Sciences, 5(3), 455–458. Retrieved from https://ijlsci.in/ls/index.php/home/article/view/1417

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