A new species of an interesting amphistome Pseudodiplodiscoides Murty, 1970 in Bellamya bengalensis Lamarck, 1882 from water bodies near district Barabanki, U.P.
A new species of an interesting trematode genus Pseudodiplodiscoides (Murty, Zool Anz 185:312-317, 1970), is described from the gut of the snail Bellamya bengalensis Lamarck, 1882, collected from the fresh water bodies near district Barabanki, U.P. After careful examination of several freshly collected specimens, the genus is validated and another species described under the genus Diplodiscus viz., D. minutus (Saksena et al., Indian J Helminthol 4:37-54, 1987) from Indoplanorbis exustus Deshayes has also been transferred to the genus Pseudodiplodiscoides as P. mimutus (1987). The new species is characterised by the shape and size of non operculated eggs, extension of vitellaria and position of genital pore.
Department of Zoology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, 226007 Uttar Pradesh India.
Shailendra
S
Ray
Department of Zoology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, 226007 Uttar Pradesh India.
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KC
Pandey
Department of Zoology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, 226007 Uttar Pradesh India.
Nirupama
N
Agrawal
Amphistome trematode; Bellamya bengalensis; Pseudodiplodiscoides