Protistology 6 (4) 280–283 (2010/11) |
Thelohanellus imphalensis sp. nov. (Myxozoa) infecting gills of a major carp Labeo rohita (Ciliophora, Apostomatida) |
Th. Hemananda1, N. Mohilal1, Probir K. Bandyopadhyay2 and Amlan Kumar Mitra2
1 Life Sciences, Manipur University, Canchipur, Imphal, India
Summary A new myxozoan parasite of the genus Thelohanellus Kudo, 1933 is described from gills of the cyprinid fish Labeo rohita Hamilton,1822 collected from Ikop Lake, Thoubal, Manipur, India. The species is characterised by the presence of a bifurcated tip of polar capsule and an oval sporoplasm, whose upper portion reaches one third of the polar capsule from the basal side. Key words: Myxozoan, Thelohanellus imphalensis sp. nov., Labeo rohita, Ikop lake, Manipur Address for correspondence: N. Mohilal. Parasitology Section, Life Sciences Department, Manipur University, Canchipur – 795003, Manipur, India; e-mail: mohilaln@yahoo.co.in |
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