Morphological and molecular description of Pallisentis roparensis n. sp. (Acanthocephala: Quadrigyridae) infecting the freshwater cat fish Wallago attu from Ropar Wetland, Punjab, India

Autor: Khushboo Rana, Harpreet Kaur
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, Vol 16, Iss , Pp 244-254 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2213-2244
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2021.10.011
Popis: The study describes a new species of Pallisentis Van Cleave, 1928 infecting the freshwater cat fish Wallago attu Bloch and Schneider, 1801 from Ropar wetland, Punjab, India. The morphological characters of Pallisentis roparensis include proboscis with 4 circles of 10 hooks each gradually declining in size, first circle of hooks
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