Filisoma inglisi

Scientific Name:-

Filisoma inglisi

Common Name:-

Acanthocephala

Malayalam Name:-

Category:-

Acanthocephala

Status:-

Not known

Description:-

A parasitic acanthocephalan infecting the intestine of marine fish Saurus myops. It is is characterized by having a long, slender, cylindrical proboscis armed with 17 to 18 longitudinal rows of 23 to 24 hooks/row, subequal lemnisci longer than proboscis receptacle, subequal continguous testes and small spineless neck-like region towards base of proboscis.

Threats:-

Not recorded.

Remark:-

Recorded from the marine fish Saurus myops.

Habitat:-

Parasitic on marine fish Saurus myops.

Synonyms:-

Nil

References:-

Gupta, S. P.; Naqvi, M. (1986). On some acanthocephalan parasites of marine fishes from India and Pakistan. Indian Journal of Helminthology, 34 (1 ): 61-84.

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