Abstract
Tripura is a north-eastern state of India with a total geographical area of 10,491 sq.km. Labeo bata, L. calbasu, L. gonius of the genus Labeo Cuvier and Cirrhinus reba of genus Cirrhinus Oken are the most popular and commercially important native minor carps of the state. During a detailed survey on the protozoan parasites of the minor carps of Tripura, two new species of myxozoan (Myxozoa: Bivalvulida) parasites Myxobolus tripurensis sp.n. and Myxobolus potularis sp.n. were encountered on the gill filaments of the host fishes. Distinctive characteristics of the plasmodia and the spores have been described.
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The Head of the Department of Zoology, University of Kalyani and the authorities of ICAR, Tripura Centre are humbly acknowledged for providing the necessary laboratory facilities.
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Madhavan, R., Bandyopadhyay, P.K. & Santosh, B. Observations on two new species of Myxobolus Butschli, 1882 from minor carps of Tripura, India. J Parasit Dis 37, 56–61 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12639-012-0131-2
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