First report ofSeuratascaris numidicaSeurat, 1917 (Nematoda: Ascarididae) and other helminths from amphibians of West Bengal, India.
Studies on nematode parasites from anuran hosts from Eastern India, particularly West Bengal, are rare. To our knowledge, there is a report of larvae ofMonhysteridessp. (a fish parasite) from cysts within the body cavity and musculature ofDuttaphrynus melanostictus, Hoplobatrachus tigerinusandEuphlyctis hexadactylusas well as descriptions ofAplectana duttaphrynifromD. melanostictus,Aplectana dubrajpurifromH. tigerinus,Cosmocerca microhylaefromMicrohyla rubraandRhabdias bulbicaudafromD. melanostictus. Here, we report mature individuals of typical anuran parasites,Diplodiscus amphichrusandSeuratascaris numidica, fromH. tigerinusand larvae of Acuariidae (a bird parasite) fromFejervarya limnochariscollected in Kulti, West Bengal.
Department of Zoology, Kulti College, Kulti, Burdwan, West Bengal 713343 India.
Sujan K
SK
Sou
Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University, Shenango Campus, 147 Shenango Avenue, Sharon, PA 16146-1537 USA.
Charles R
CR
Bursey
Anura; Diplodiscus amphichrus; India; Seuratascaris numidica; West Bengal