Diversity of Tapeworms from Avian and Mammalian  Host from Marathwada Region M. S. India

Sanjay Shamrao Nanware; Dhanraj Balbhim Bhure

Volume : III, Issue : IX, September - 2013

Diversity of Tapeworms from Avian and Mammalian Host from Marathwada Region M. S. India

Sanjay Shamrao Nanware , Dhanraj Balbhim Bhure

Abstract :

Verteates are the important components of the ecosystem. They are very important from the ecological and economical point of view. Man uses many birds and mammals as delicious and nutritious food. Similarly birds also produce some important products like meat, eggs and beautiful feathers. These birds and mammals are known to harbour a number of parasitic infection i.e. trematodes, cestodes and nematodes which cause deterioration in their health and increase the rate of mortality of hosts. The parasite does not have the capability to obtain food directly from the ecosystem and hence they have no option but to adopt to live in or on some other organisms and derive their food either ecto or endo parasitically from it. The flesh of birds and mammals are not properly cooked, cysts are entered inside the body of human and cause dangerous diseases to human beings.Since the work on the avian and mammalian tapeworms in India had left a great deal of scope for research. Currently Marathwada Region (M.S.) is a hot spot for Biodiversity studies. Keeping in view of the above facts, the present investigation is aimed at studying one of the parasitic group which is most widely distributed and show a very high degree of biological diversity. Hence the study was undertaken on the status of diversity Avian and mammalian tapeworms of genus Cotugnia, Davainea, Raillietina, Valipora, Mogheia, Moniezia, Stilesia and Avitellina from Marathwada region (M.S.) India. Tapeworms were collected and studied from different birds and mammals and identified.