PSEUDODIPLECTANUM LUCKNOWENSIS N. S.P., A NEW MONOGENEAN IN NOTOPTERUS CHITALA (HAM.) FROM LUCKNOW
NIRUPAMA AGRAWAL *
ZOOLOGY DEPARTMENT, LUCKNOW UNIVERSITY, LUCKNow-226007,INDIA.
RICHA SHARMA *
ZOOLOGY DEPARTMENT, LUCKNOW UNIVERSITY, LUCKNow-226007,INDIA.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
p. I knowensin. sp., is described from Notopterus chitala (Ham), purchased from the local fish market, Lucknow. It is characterised by the number and arrangement of head organs, presence of pharyngeal glands, long coiled cirrus, number of Sclerites on Squamodiscs and shape of bars and anchors. This is first record of Pseudodiplectanum from a freshwater fish of India.