A STUDY ON MONOGENEAN PARASITES OF MARINE FISH LUTJANUS JOHNI AND JOHNIUS ANEUS FROM VISAKHAPATNAM COAST, INDIA
P. SOWJANYA *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, ANDHRA UNIVERSITY, VISHAKAPATNAM, INDIA.
K. VIJAY LAKSHMI *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, ANDHRA UNIVERSITY, VISHAKAPATNAM, INDIA.
K. SREE RAM ULU *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, ANDHRA UNIVERSITY, VISHAKAPATNAM, INDIA.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
From species of monogenes were obtained during a survey of metazoan parasites from Lzajamis ohnfi and Johnius aneus off Visakhapatnum coast. Of these fouir species Ancyrocephalus tnanilensis Tubangui, 1931 and Microcotyle polvnemi MacCallum, 1917 are from L. johni and Dip1oslamenides oc/ospines Unnithan, 197i and Lintaxine cokeri (Linton, 1940) Sporoston, 1946 are from J. towns.
Keywords: Liajanus johni, Johnius aneus, Ancyrocephalus manilensis, Microcotyle polynemi, Diplostmenides octospines and Lintaxine cokeri