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New myxosporidia from indian freshwater fish, Labeo fimbriatus

II. Thelohanellus andhrae sp. n.

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A new species of Myxosporidia, Thelohanellus andhrae sp. n., is described from an Indian fish Labeo fimbriatus. Its chief differential characters are as follows: (a) in the elongated pyriform spore the anterior end is flat, (b) the polar capsule lying in the anterior portion also has a flat anterior surface, and (c) the distal part of the polar filament is whip-like.

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  1. Department of Zoology, Osmania University, Hyderabad Dn., Andhra Pradesh, India

    Syed Shamsuddin Qadri

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Qadri, S.S. New myxosporidia from indian freshwater fish, Labeo fimbriatus . Z. F. Parasitenkunde 21, 517–520 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00260256

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