Description of a new species of Myxobolus Butschli, 1882 from the Cirrhinus mrigala Hamilton, 1822 an edible fish of India.
Myxobolus Bütschli 1882 is an important group of parasitic protozoa infecting a large number of freshwater fish species worldwide. The severity of Myxobolus infection leads to heavy loss in production of fishes. During the survey of the fish parasites, a new species of the genus Myxobolus have been isolated from the gills of a freshwater edible fish Cirrhinus mrigala Hamilton, 1822 from Canning, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India which has been described here.
Parasitology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, 741235 West Bengal India.
Sukanta
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Majumder
Parasitology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, 741235 West Bengal India.
Somerita
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Panda
Parasitology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, 741235 West Bengal India.
Subarna
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Ghosh
Parasitology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, 741235 West Bengal India.
Probir K
PK
Bandyopadhyay
Freshwater carp; Myxozoan parasite; West Bengal