A new Monogenean species, Bicotyle lucknowensis sp. n. (Monogenea: Heteraxinidae), from the Indian fish, Gudusia chapra (Ham.).
A new monogenean species, Bicotyle lucknowensis sp. n. of the family Heteraxinidae, has been described from the fish, Gudusia chapra (Ham.), from Lucknow, India. The new species is characterized by the number and shape of cirral spines, presence of an unarmed vagina and details of copulatory complex and haptoral armature.
Agrawal
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Zoology Department, Lucknow University, India.
Sharma
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D000818:Animals; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D005399:Fishes; D014200:Trematoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D014201:Trematode Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*