UTTAR PRADESH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

TWO NEW SPECIES OF FURCOCERCOUS CERCARIAE FROM FRESHWATER SNAILS IN MALABAR, KERALA

M.V. VASANDAKUMAR *

DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, S.N. COLLEGE, KANNUR-670 007, INDIA.

K. P. JANARDANAN *

DEPARTMENT O ZOOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, CALICUT-673 635, INDIA

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

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Abstract

Two new species of furcocercous cercariae, Cercaria sp. I Malabar n.sp. found in the thiarid snails. Thiara tubercu'ta and Cercaria sp. II Malabar n.sp. in the lymnaeid snails. Lymnaea luteola, collected from difierer ( freshwater bodies of Malabar, Kerala are described.

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