AMPHILINA KALRIAI SP.N. (CESTODARIA: AMPHILINIDAE) INFECTING A COMMON EDIBLE FISH LABEO ROHITA (HAM.) OF KALRI LAKE, SINDH, PAKISTAN.

Authors

  • SYED MUHAMMAD HASAN MEHDI NAQVI Outreach research activity unit (ORAU) Southern Zone Agricultural Research Center (SARC)
  • RAFIA REHANA GHAZI Vertebrate Pest Control Institute (VPCI) Southern Zone Agricultural Research Center (SARC)
  • ALY KHAN Crop Diseases Research Institute (CDRI) Southern Zone Agricultural Research Center (SARC)

Abstract

A new species Amphilina kalriai is described recovered from the small intestine of a common edible, fresh water fish Labeo rohita (Ham). caught from Karli Lake, Sindh. The new species differ from earlier reported species in having ribbon shaped body with greater length, different body shape, size, shape and position and size of male and female gonads, size of eggs and different fish hosts. Present species is second to be reported from Pakistan.

Author Biographies

RAFIA REHANA GHAZI, Vertebrate Pest Control Institute (VPCI) Southern Zone Agricultural Research Center (SARC)

Ex. Director 

ALY KHAN, Crop Diseases Research Institute (CDRI) Southern Zone Agricultural Research Center (SARC)

Ex. Director 

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Published

2015-12-06

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 2 (2015): Volume 5 (2) December, 2015

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