ACANTHOCEPHALAN PARASITES 0F CERTAIN FISHES FROM MANIPUR, INDIA: ONE KNOWN SPECIES OF GENUS PALLISENTIS AND ONE NEW SPECIES OF GENUS ACANTHOCEPHALUS
M. SHOMORENDRA *
RESEARCH LABORATORY, DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, THAMBAL MARIK COLLEGE, OINAM, 795 139, INDIA.
TH. RANIBALA *
RESEARCH LABORATORY, DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, THAMBAL MARIK COLLEGE, OINAM, 795 139, INDIA.
A.N. JHA *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, B.R.A. BIHAR UNIVERSITY, MUZAFFARPU R-842 001, INDIA
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The present investigation deals with the description of one known species, Pallisentis ophiocephali (Thapar, 1930) Baylis, 1933 from fish host Chaniia ,ctriatzis (BI.) from a new locality and description of one new species, Acanthocephahislokiakensis from fish host Channagachua (Ham.). A. Ioktakensis differs from all species of the genus Acanthocephalus in the size proboscis hooks and size of roots of hooks. The hooks-increase in size tìoni the apex towards the middle and thence gradually decrease towards the base.
Keywords: Pallisentis ophiocephali, Acanthocephalus loktakensis n.sp