title: A new nematode, Dichelyne alatae sp. n. (Cucullanidae), from Sillaginopsis panijus (Pisces) of West Bengal, India.
abstract: A new nemarode, Dichelyne alatae sp. n., is described on the basis of the worms recovered from the intestine of the whiting, Sillaginopsis panijus (Perciformes: Sillaginidae) from the estuary of the river Hooghly at Kalyani, West Bengal, India. Dichelyne alatae differs from congeners in having a small body size, deirids posterior to the oesophagus, short and wide caudal alae at the level of cloacal opening, unequal, alate spicules, a shield-shaped gubernaculum, a different number of caudal papillae and a conical tail with spines in its distal region.
authors.affiliation: Zoology Department, Kalyani University, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: N C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: De
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Maity
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007194:India; D007422:Intestines / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D009348:Nematoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010473:Perciformes / Q000469:parasitology*