MORPHOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR STUDIES OF MONIEZIA SP. (CESTODA: Anaplocephalidea) A PARASITE OF THE DOMESTIC GOAT CAPRA hircus (L.) IN AURANGABAD DISTRICT (M.S.), INDIA.

Amol Thosar; Ganesh Misal; Arun Gaware; Sunita Borde

Volume : V, Issue : VIII, August - 2015

MORPHOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR STUDIES OF MONIEZIA SP. (CESTODA: Anaplocephalidea) A PARASITE OF THE DOMESTIC GOAT CAPRA hircus (L.) IN AURANGABAD DISTRICT (M.S.), INDIA.

Amol Thosar, Ganesh Misal, Arun Gaware, Sunita Borde

Abstract :

<p>&lt;p&gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;Moniezia Sp.Nov. (Cestoda: Anaplocephalidea) is collected in the intestine of Capra hircus, Linnaeus, 1758 (Family: Bovidae) from Aurangabad district (M.S.), India. The present Cestodei.e. Moniezia Sp. Nov. differs other all known species is having the scolex almost squarish, mature proglottids nearly five times oader than long, Craspedote in shape, testes small in size, round to oval, 210&amp;amp;ndash;220 in numbers, cirrus pouch oval, ovary horse&amp;amp;ndash;shoe shaped, vitelline gland post ovarian.In molecular characterization of the parasites, the genomic DNA were amplified and sequenced. Based upon both morphological data and molecular analysis using bioinformatics tools, the Cestode is identified as confirmed to be representing Moniezia Sp. in mammalian host i.e. Goat.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;/p&gt;</p>