title: Neuroanatomy of Cornudescoides kulkarnii n. sp., a gill parasite of Mystus vittatus in Meerut (UP), India.
abstract: Chemical named 5-bromo indoxyl acetate has been used to describe the nervous system of a viviparous monogenean Cornudescoides Kulkarni (1969), a gill parasite of Mystus vittatus. Central nervous system consists of paired cerebral ganglia from which anterior and posterior neuronal pathways arise. These neuronal pathways are interlinked by cross connectives and commissures. Paired dorsal, ventral and lateral nerve cords emanate from the cerebral ganglia, connected at intervals by transverse connectives. Huge arrangement of dorsal, ventral and lateral nerve cords and their innervations have been examined. Peripheral nervous system (PNS) includes innervations of the alimentary tract, reproductive organs and attachment organs (anterior adhesive areas and haptor). Both the CNS and PNS are bilaterally symmetrical, and better developed ventrally than laterally and dorsally.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Meerut College, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh India.
authors.forename: Pragati
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rastogi
authors.forename: Deepmala
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.forename: Jyoti
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Kavita
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rani
keywords: Cornudiscoides kulkarnii; Monogeneans; Mystus vittatus; Neuroanatomy
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