Plagioporus gonii nov. spec. (Trematoda: Opecoelidae) from the fish Labeo gonius of Kalri Lake, Sind, Pakistan.
A new trematode, Plagioporus gonii sp. n., is described from the fish Labeo gonius of Kalri Lake, Sind, Pakistan. This species is characterized by possessing round, subterminal oral sucker; small prepharynx; pharynx subglobular; oesophagus short; acetabulum larger than oral sucker; caeca simple; testes subspherical to irregular in shape; ovary irregular in shape; vitellaria rounded, follicular, extending little behind intestinal bifurcation to the end of the body, interrupted on one or both sides at the level of the acetabulum; cirrus sac preacetabular; genital pore posterior to intestinal bifurcation; and eggs 0.071-0.078 by 0.033-0.042 mm in size.
Department of Zoology, University of Karachi, Pakistan.
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D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D005399:Fishes; D008297:Male; D014200:Trematoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification; D014201:Trematode Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*