HELMINTH PARASITES OF FISHES OF AWANGSOI FISHERY, MANIPUR
H. PUINYABATI *
DEPTT. OF LIFE SCIENCES, ASSAM UNIVERSITY, SILCHAR-I I, INDIA
M. SHOMOREDRA *
FISH DISEASE RESEARCH LAB., DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, THAMBAL MARIK COLLEGE, OINAM-795 134, INDIA
A. VISHWESHWARI *
FISH DISEASE RESEARCH LAB., DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, THAMBAL MARIK COLLEGE, OINAM-795 134, INDIA
KH. BINKY *
DEPTT. OF LIFE SCIENCES, ASSAM UNIVERSITY, SILCHAR-I I, INDIA
DEVASHISH KAR *
DEPTT. OF LIFE SCIENCES, ASSAM UNIVERSITY, SILCHAR-I I, INDIA
A.N. JHA *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, BRA BIHAR UNIVERSITY, MUZZARPUR-842 001, INDIA
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Present communication deals with helminth parasites of the fishes of Awangsoi Lake, Bishnupur, Manipur, India. The finding includes four nematodes namely, Procamallanus (Procamallanus) saccobranchi, Camallanus anahantis, Paraquimperia manipurensis and one juvenile stage of genus Syphacfa, five trematodes i.e. Allocreadium handiai, A. faciatusi and Astiotrema reniferum, Clinostomum complanatum and Genarcopsis goppo three cestodes i.e. Djombangia penetrans, Capingenioides singhi and Lytocestus bishnupurensis, and two acanthocephala i.e. Pallisentis ophiocephali and Acanthocephalus sp.
Keywords: Helminth parasites, fishes, Awangsoi Lake,, Manipur