2016 Vol.22 No.1 PP 115-120
MORPHOTAXONOMICAL STUDY OF A NEW CESTODE GANGESIA (GANGESIA)
CHOPARAI N.SP. FROM A FRESH WATER FISH, WALLAGO ATTU FROM
JALAUN (U.P.) INDIA
ALOK PATHAK AND *A.K. SRIVASTAV1
Department of Zoology
D.V. College ORAI-285001 (U.P.)
1Parasitological Laboratory,
Department of Zoology,
Bipin Bihari (P.G.) College,
JHANSI- 284001 (U.P.) INDIA
*Corresponding Author
Email : akscks@rediffmail.com
ABSTRACT
The worm was procured from intestine of fresh water fish, Wallago attu at Ragaulai, Distict Jalaun, Uttar
Pradesh, India. After morphological study of worm we reach on the conclusion that present species differs from all
known species of genus Gangesia in the presence of internal seminal vesical, uterus 3-7 diverticula on either side and
other characters.
Key words : Jalaun (U.P.), Proteocephalidae, Ragaulai, Wallago .