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Taxometric analysis of helminthes of marine fishes. 1. Pedunculacetabulum spinatum n.sp., from Chorinemus mandetta and Wenyonia rhincodonti n.sp., from Rhincodon typus

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The investigations include report of two new worms from marine fishes of Central West Coast of Goa in Arabian Sea. A trematode, Pedunculacetabulum spinatum n.sp. from Chorinemus mandetta and Wenyonia rhincodoni n.sp. from sharks, Rhincodon typus have been described and compared with closer species. The systematics of genus Pedunculacetabulum Yamaguti (Japan J Zool 6:1–112, 1934) has been discussed with detailed evidence of taxometric significance to reinstate this genus.

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Abbreviations

A:

Acetabulum

C:

Caecum

E:

Egg

EV:

Excretory vessel

HD:

Hermaphroditic duct

OS:

Oral Sucker

P:

Pharynx

PL:

Polar plug

PP:

Pars Prostatica

Pp:

Pre-pharynx

Vg:

Vitelline follicles

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AM is thankful to Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India for a Fellowship under Major Research Project no. BT/PRPR4402/SPD/09/350/2003. NJ is grateful to PADI Foundation, California, USA for Research Grant No. 39.

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  1. Parasitology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Allahabad, P.O. Box 2010, Allahabad, 211 002, UP, India

    Anshu Malhotra, Neeshma Jaiswal, V. N. Capoor & Sandeep K. Malhotra

  2. College of Fisheries, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, Uttaranchal, India

    H. R. Singh

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Malhotra, A., Jaiswal, N., Singh, H.R. et al. Taxometric analysis of helminthes of marine fishes. 1. Pedunculacetabulum spinatum n.sp., from Chorinemus mandetta and Wenyonia rhincodonti n.sp., from Rhincodon typus . J Parasit Dis 35, 222–229 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12639-011-0049-0

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