Faustula gangetica (Srivastava, 1935) Yamaguti, 1958
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Felipe |
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Faustula gangetica (Srivastava, 1935) Yamaguti, 1958 |
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31. Faustula gangetica (Srivastava, 1935) Yamaguti, 1958 View in CoL
Figure 6 (e)
1935. Orientophorus gangeticus Srivastava, Parasit. 27 (3): 377
1958. Faustula gangetica Yamaguti, Syst. Helm. Vol. I. The Dig. Trem. Vert. Interscience Publishers, New York: 34
Material examined: 5 examples; Host: Hilsa ilisha (Hamilton, 1822) ; location: intestine; locality: Diamond Harbour, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal.
Diagnostic characters: Body oval, spined; oral sucker terminal, almost equal to acetabulum; oesophagus moderate; intestinal caeca extends upto equatorial level; testes symmetrical, at either side of the acetabulum; ovary pretesticular, lobed; cirrus sac flask shaped, extends upto the posterior margin of the acetabulum; genital pore median, situated posterior to intestinal caeca; vitelline follicles lateral, extends from the posterior margin of oesophagus to the level of posterior margin of ovary; uterus occupies the entire posttesticular region; excretory vesicle ‘Y’shaped.
Distribution: India: Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat & West Bengal.
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