* Department of Zoology, A.I.G. College, Jalna.
** Department of Zoology, A.S.C. College, Pamer Dist: -Ahmednagar.
*** Department of Zoology, Yeshwantrao Chavan College, Sillod.
Deptt. of Zoology, Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad.
The preliminary survey was carried out to understand tapeworm diversity of marine fishes of West coast of Maharashtra State, from July 2007–June 2008. Twenty seven species were collected and identified; they belong to eight genera Le. Cephalobothrium (4 species) Calycobothrium, Tylocephalum (3), Uncibilocularis (3), Tetragonocephalum (6), Phoreiobothrium (4), Balanobothrium (3), and Hexacanalis (3).
Diversity, Marine fishes, tapeworms
