TWO NEW SPECIES OF CERCARIAE CERCARIA VII AND VIII N. SP. FROM FRESHWATER SNAILS IN MALABAR, KERALA
M.V. VASANDAKUMAR *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOOY S.Ν. OOLLEGE KANNUR-670 007. INDIA.
K. P. JANARDANAN *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT CALICUT-673 635
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Two new species of cercariae, Cercaria sp. VII Malabarn. Sp. and Cercaria sp. VIII Malabarn.sp. infecting Thiara tuberculata and IndoplanOrbis exustus, respectively are described and their systematic position discusssed. The Snails were collected from irrigation canals at Kanhilleri in Malabar. Kerala.
Keywords: Snail, cercaria, sporocyst, Malabar