BIOINFOLET - A Quarterly Journal of Life Sciences

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  • Year: 2018
  • Volume: 15
  • Issue: 1

Morphology of cestode parasites of genus cotugnia (Diamare 1893) from the intestine of gallus domesticus

  • Author:
  • R.G. Pradhan, R. M. Dhere
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 38 to 39

Lalbahadur Shastri College, Partur Dist. Jalna, 431501, M.S

*Sawarkar College of Science, Beed

Abstract

Present investigation was undertaken to evaluate morphology of cestode parasites occurring in local chicken (Gallus domestics) from various places of Jalna. Scolex large, square, broad in the middle, measured 0.735 mm (0.650–0.820 mm) in length and 0.936 mm (0.776–1.097 mm) in width, neck medium, mature segments broader than long measured 0.499 mm (0.477–0.520 mm) in length and 2.782 mm (2.650–2.915 mm) in width. Testes 35 to 38 in numbers, the cirrus pouch oval, Vagina a thin tube, Ootype medium, rounded and measured 0.019 mm (0.015–0.023 mm) in length and 0.034 mm (0.030–0.038 mm) in width.

Keywords

Gallus domasticus, Infection, Intestine, Jalna District