FOUR NEW SPECIES OF CERA TOMYXA THELOHAN 1892 (MYXOSPOREA : CERATOMYXIDAE) FROM GALL BLADDER OF SOME TELEOSTS OF THE BAY OF BENGAL COAST OF WEST BENGAL, INDIA
NIRMAL KUMAR SARKAR *
28-MOGALTULI, CHINSURAFI-71 2 I 01, INDIA.
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Abstract
Four new species of Ceratoinyxa Thelohan l892 (Myxosporea : Ceratomyxidae) have been described from the gallbladder of sorne teleosts of the Bay of Bengal. These are Ceratomyxa Jet/ac sp.n. from Anus Jeila, Ceratomyxa militarisa sp.n. from Osteogeneiosus militaris (Linnaeus), Ceratomyxa sit bequalis sp.n. from Anus gagora (Harnilton-Buchanon) of Ariide and C’eratomyxa asymmetrica sp.n. from Liza parsia of Mugilidae.
Keywords: Ceratomyxa spp, Myxosporea, Ariidae (marine), Mugilid’e, Gall bladde, The Bay of Bengal., West Bengal, India