Heliconema monopteri n. sp. (Nematoda: Physalopteridae) from Monopterus cuchia (Hamilton) (Osteichthyes: Synbranchidae) in India, with notes on the taxonomy of Heliconema spp.

A new nematode species, Heliconema monopteri n. sp. (Physalopteridae), is described from the stomach and intestine of the freshwater fish Monopterus cuchia (Hamilton) (Synbranchidae) in Bijnor district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is mainly characterized by the lengths of spicules (468 – 510 µm and 186...

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Main Authors: Moravec F., Chaudhary A., Singh H. S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2019-06-01
Series:Helminthologia
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2019-0002