International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies
2018, Vol. 6, Issue 5, Part A
Prevalence, intensity, mean abundance and description of Phyllodistomum punctati n. sp. (Digenea: Gorgoderidae) from the urinary bladder of Channa punctata (Bloch) from the Western Ghats, India
Author(s): PJ Jithila and PK Prasadan
Abstract: Phyllodistomum punctati n. sp. infecting urinary bladder of the freshwater fish
Channa punctata (Bloch) collected from water bodies in the Wayanad region of the Western Ghats during April 2017 to April 2018 is described and illustrated.
Phyllodistomum punctati n. sp. is new to the genus and is separated from its congeners on the basis of differences in morphology and morphometry. It is named after the host,
C. punctata (Bloch).
The present paper also describes the prevalence (7%), intensity (3.71) and mean abundance (0.26) of infection.
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PJ Jithila, PK Prasadan. Prevalence, intensity, mean abundance and description of Phyllodistomum punctati n. sp. (Digenea: Gorgoderidae) from the urinary bladder of Channa punctata (Bloch) from the Western Ghats, India. Int J Fish Aquat Stud 2018;6(5):01-05.
