Macrolecithus indicus Gupta & Agrawal, 1967
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26. Macrolecithus indicus Gupta & Agrawal, 1967
1967. Macrolecithus indicus Gupta & Agrawal, Proc. Helminth. Soc. Washington. 34 (2): 156
1999. M. indicus : Hafeezullah & Dutta, Fauna of West Bengal (Part 11): 133-222
Material examined: Host: Puntius sophore (Hamilton, 1822) ; location: intestine; locality: Kakdwip, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal.
Diagnostic characters: Body leaf like, elongated; oral sucker equal or slightly smaller than acetabulum; prepharynx short; testes oblique; ovary pretesticular; cirrus sac club shaped; receptaculum seminis large; vitelline follicles extends from the level of caecal bifurcation or pharynx to the posterior end of the body; metraterm present; excretory vesicle tubular.
Distribution: India: Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
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