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Clinostomoides chauhani n. sp. a metacercaria is described from the body cavity of a freshwater fishHeteropneustes fossilis (Bloch). The species is characterised by a spinose cuticle, by position of gonads and by simple uterus.
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Communicated by Dr. B. S. Chauhan,f.a.sc.
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Pandey, K.C. Studies on clinostome metacercaria. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 73, 1–3 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03045301
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