Dichelyne trionyxi sp.nov. and Dichelyne wallagoni sp.nov., two new species of the family Cucullanidae Cobbold, 1864

• Published in: Parasitology
• Main Authors: Chakravarty, G. K., Majumdar, G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1961
• Subjects: Infectious Diseases; Animal Science and Zoology; Parasitology; Mueller; Chandler; Attu
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0031182000070682; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0031182000070682

When specimens of the turtle, Trionyx gangeticus , and of the fish, Wallago attu , were purchased in a local market and examined, nematodes were found in the intestines of both these hosts. Two males were found in the intestine of the turtle, and a male and three females in the intestine of the fish...