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On a new trematode parasite from a common snake,Natrix stolata (Linn.)

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A new speciesOmmatobrephus bengalensis from a common snakeNatrix stolata (Linn.) has been described.O. lobatum najii Mehra, 1931,O. nicolli Gupta, 1954 andO. chauhani Dwivedi, 1967 are considered synonyms toO. lobatum Mehra, 1928. A key to the valid species of the genusOmmatobrephus Nicoll, 1914 is also given.

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Abbreviations

Cp. :

Cirrus pouch

Eg. :

Egg

Gp. :

Genital pore

I. :

Intestine

O. :

Ovary

Oe. :

Oesophagus

Os. :

Oral sucker

Ph. :

Pharynx

Pp. :

Prepharynx

Rs. :

Recepticulum seminis

T. :

Testes

Vs. :

Ventral sucker

Vss. :

Vesicula seminalis

Vt. :

Vitellaria

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  1. Zoological Survey of India, 8, Lindsay Street, Calcutta-16

    R. P. Mukherjee & R. K. Ghosh

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Communicated by Dr. B. S. Chauhan,f.a.sc.

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Mukherjee, R.P., Ghosh, R.K. On a new trematode parasite from a common snake,Natrix stolata (Linn.). Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 67, 114–118 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03051690

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