NEW HOST RECORD FOR GENDRIA SPECIES FROM THE INTESTINE OF MARINE FISH PLATYCEPHALUS SČABER (LINNAEUS) FROM KAKINADA, ANDHRA PRADESH
B. BHARATHA LAKSHMI *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, ANDHRA UNIVERSITY, WALTAIR-530003, INDIA.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
A female specimen of Gendria sp. has been obtained from the intestine of Platycephalus scaber (L.). P. scaber represents a new host and new locality record. A detailed description of the specimen has been furnished. In the course of survey of parasites of marine fishes from Kakinada, a careful examination of intestine of Platycephalus scaber (L.), a common fish of this coast, yielded an interesting female nematode individual. It has been proved to be a member of the genus Gendria.
How to Cite
LAKSHMI, B. BHARATHA. 2000. “NEW HOST RECORD FOR GENDRIA SPECIES FROM THE INTESTINE OF MARINE FISH PLATYCEPHALUS SČABER (LINNAEUS) FROM KAKINADA, ANDHRA PRADESH”. UTTAR PRADESH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY 20 (3):253-54. https://mail.mbimph.com/index.php/UPJOZ/article/view/541.
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