Investigation of the Cestode Silurotaenia,  Nybelin, 1942 from the Fish Macrons  Singhala (Ham. and Buch.): A Report on  New Species, Silurotaenia Govindii

B. W. Sawarkar

Volume : II, Issue : XI, November - 2013

Investigation of the Cestode Silurotaenia, Nybelin, 1942 from the Fish Macrons Singhala (Ham. and Buch.): A Report on New Species, Silurotaenia Govindii

B. W. Sawarkar

Abstract :

The genus Silurotaenia was erected by Nybelin, 1942 form Silurus glanis. Later on Shinde, Deshmukh and Chincholikar added one new species to this genus in 1975 as S. nybelini form Pseudotropius taakree form Ambejogai, Maharashtra state India. After that Shinde and Kadam and Jadhav in 1984 have added four species such as S. macroni, S.singhala from Macroni singhala and S. barbusi and S. ticto form Barbus ticto, then one more species is added as S.paithanensis by Shinde, Majid and Solunke in 1983. Nine specimens of the cestode parasites were collected form the intestine of a freshwater fish Macrons singhala at Aurangabad Maharashtra state India .The scolex is distinct small vessel shaped longer than oader posteriorly and measures 0.331x0.191–0.249 in length and eadth. It bears a rostellum which is medium size, almost oval in shape and measures 0.119 in length and 0.169 in eadth. The rostellum is armed with six to seven rows of hooks, which are spindle shaped, narrow anteriorly and measure 0.31–0.005 in length and 0.001–0.005 in eadth. Suckers are arranged in pairs one on each side oval in shape and measure 0.031–0.005 in length and 0.001–0.005 in eadth. The detail morphology of the animal is described in this paper