OBSERVATIONS ON A NEW XIPHIDIOCERCARIA
NIRUPAMA AGARWAL *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW, LUCKNOW 226007.
H. S. SINGH *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW, LUCKNOW 226007.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Cercaria peterin. sp., a Xiphidiocercaria is described from Lymaea auricularia (L.) at Lucknow. It develops inside mother sporocyst. Experimentally, the cercaria has been ency's ted in mosquito and chironomus larvae. Metacercaria has been briefly described. Feeding experiments have been performed with Rana cyanophlyctis and Anatas testudineous but with negative results.