Pallisentis Van Cleave, 1928

Rana, Khushboo & Kaur, Harpreet, 2021, Morphological and molecular description of Pallisentis roparensis n. sp. (Acanthocephala: Quadrigyridae) infecting the freshwater cat fish Wallago attu from Ropar Wetland, Punjab, India, International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 16, pp. 244-254 : 245

Subgenus: Pallisentis Van Cleave, 1928 .

Species: roparensis ;

Host and Locality : Wallago attu Bloch and Schneider, 1801 from Ropar wetland, Punjab, India (31.0200 ◦ N, 76.5000 ◦ E) ;

Site of infection: Small intestine.

Type specimen: Voucher specimens of male and female stained in Gower’ s carmine deposited in the Museum of the Department of Zoology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India (A/ GC / 21.12.2020 /2.1 and A/ GC / 21.12.2020 /2.2) .

Etymology: specific name “ roparensis ” is derived from the site of sample collection.

Specimens examined: 10 males and 7 females.