Studies on the new species Tylocephalum chiralensis, parasite from Dasyatis (Himantura) uarnak (Förskal) from Chirala coast, Andhra Pradesh, India.
A new species of the cestode genus Tylocephalum obtained from the host Dasyatis uarnak is described. A detailed examination of specimens have allowed us to erect a new species Tylocephalum to accommodate the worm. It shows remarkable differences from other known species of Tylocephalum in large size of the worm, absence of neck, variation in number of testes arrangement of vitellaria and genital openings. The new species is designated as Tylocephalum chiralensis.
Vijayalakshmi
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Department of Zoology, Andhra University, India.
Sarada
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D000818:Animals; D002589:Cestoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018940:Elasmobranchii / Q000469:parasitology*; D007194:India