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Ann. Parasitol. Hum. Comp.
Volume 44, Number 2, 1969
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| Page(s) | 131 - 145 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/1969442131 | |
| Published online | 12 October 2017 | |
Mémoire
Studies on Helminth parasites of Indian fishes. Part. III. On some species of the genus Allocreadium Looss, 1900
Department of Zoology, University of Lucknow, U.P., India.
A large number of trematodes of the genus Allocreadium Looss, 1900 were collected from fresh water fishes of India. Of these two new species namely A. fasciatusi n. sp. and A. guptai n. sp. are described from fresh water fishes of Trichogaster fasciatus and Rita rita respectively. In addition five redescriptions namely A. handiai Pande, 1937 from Ophicephalus punctatus ; A. thapari Gupta, 1950 from Rita rita; A. mehrai Gupta, 1956 from Rhynchobdella aculeata ; A. singhi Rai, 1962 from Rita rita and A. heteropneustusius Agrawal, 1964 from Mystus seenghala are given. A. ophiocephali is considered to be a synonym of A. handiai ; A. spindale and Rhynchocreadium singhia a synonym of A. mehrai and A. mahseri a synonym of A. nicolli. A key to the Indian species of the genus Allocreadium Looss, 1900 is given.
Résumé
Un grand nombre de Trématodes du genre Allocreadium Looss 1900, ont été récoltés chez des poissons d’eau douce en Inde. Deux espèces nouvelles sont décrites: A. fasciatusi et A. guptai ; cinq espèces font l’objet d’une redescription: A. handiai, A. thapari, A. mehrai, A. singhi et A. heteropneustusius. Tombent en synonymie: A. ophiocephali avec A. handiai ; A. spindale et Rhynchocreadium singhia avec A. mehrai, et A. mahseri avec A. nicolli. Une clé des espèces indiennes du genre Allocreadium est donnée.
The paratype and holotye specimens of the forms described in this paper will be deposited in Dr. G. S. Thapar’s Helminthological Collection, Lucknow, U.P. India.
The author wishes to tender her deep gratitude to Dr. S. P. Gupta, Reader in Zoology, Lucknow University, for his supervision. Thanks are also due to S.C.S.I.R. authorities for a research grant under which the present work was being carried out.
© Masson, Paris 1969, transferred to Société Française de Parasitologie
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