The adhesive attitude of the gill-parasitic ancyrocephaline monogenean Bifurcohaptor indicus.
Most specimens of the ancyrocephaline monogenean Bifurcohaptor indicus attach themselves to the afferent border of the primary gill lamella of their host Mystus vittatus so that the body lies between the hemibranchs of the gill. The parasite uses 2 greatly enlarged dorsal hamuli like a pair of forceps to grasp the edge of the lamella. The ventral body surface of most individuals is directed towards the proximal end of the lamella.
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School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, U.K. g.kearn@uea.ac.uk
Bijukumar
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D000268:Adhesiveness; D000818:Animals; D005399:Fishes / Q000469:parasitology*; D005880:Gills / Q000469:parasitology*; D014200:Trematoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology