Dogielius kaelensis n. sp. (Monogenea, Dactylogyridae), a gill parasite of Garra annandalei Hora, 1921 (Cyprinidae, Labeoninae) in Arunachal Pradesh, India

Autor: Dobiam Narba, Chawan Matey, Amit Tripathi
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Journal of Applied and Natural Science. 14:289-292
ISSN: 2231-5209
0974-9411
DOI: 10.31018/jans.v14i2.3421
Popis: Parasite biodiversity of fish in Arunachal Pradesh of northeast India is still unexplored. We describe here a new species of Dogielius (Monogenea: Dactylogyridae) from the gill filaments of Garra annandalei(Cyprinidae), collected from the River Kael, Arunachal Pradesh. Dogielius kaelensis n. sp. is distinguished from its congeners by two key features: (i) a robust ventral bar with a medial part twisted forward, and ii) an accessory piece with a ring to help guide the copulatory tube. This is only the second time a member of the genus Dogielius has been found parasitizing a Garra species.
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