On A New Monogenean ectoparasites Wallagotrema gondai n.sp. From Edible Fresh water Shark Wallago attu of District Gonda, Uttar Pradesh, India

The edible fresh water sharkWallago attu Bloch. And Schn. was collected from local fish market of district Gonda U.P. and examined 22 specimens, of which 07 specimens was found infected with 55 specimens of said species. The site of infection being the gill filaments of the host. The present form differs from Wallagotrema longicirrus Wallagotrema chauhani Wallagotrema orientalisandWallagotrema indicusin number of head organs, shape of cirrus, absence of accessory piece and prostatic reservoir and absence of beak like protuberance at the base of dorsal anchors. On subsequent study, the present form appear to be a new species of the genus Wallagotrema Tripathi, 1959 and Yamaguti, 1961 and described as a new species and named Wallagotrema gondai n. sp. named after the place from where it is collected. 

by Surya Prakash Mishra "On A New Monogenean-ectoparasites Wallagotrema gondai n.sp. From Edible Fresh-water Shark Wallago attu of District Gonda, Uttar Pradesh, India" 

Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-2 , February 2021, 

URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd38450.pdf 

Paper Url: https://www.ijtsrd.com/biological-science/zoology/38450/on-a-new-monogeneanectoparasites-wallagotrema-gondai-nsp-from-edible-freshwater-shark-wallago-attu-of-district-gonda-uttar-pradesh-india/surya-prakash-mishra

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