Four New Species of Ceratomyxa Thelohan 1892 Inhabiting the Gallbladder of Fishes of the Bay of Bengal Coast of West Bengal, India
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Protists Research Laboratory for Fish Diseases, 28 Mogiltuli, Chinsurah 712101, West Bengal ,IN
Nirmal Kumar Sarkar
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Ceratomyxa, Myxosporea, New Species, Gallbladder, Bay of Bengal.Abstract
Four new species of Ceratomyxa (Bivalvulida : Ceratomyxidae), viz. Ceratomyxa lactariasae sp. n., C. sardinae sp. n., C. sihamae sp. n. and C. baybanga sp. n. have been described from gallbladders of fishes Lactarius lactarius, Sardinella longiceps, Sillago sihama and Arias arias respectively. These myxosporeans have been compared with the related Ceratomyxa species and considered new to science.Downloads
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