1Department of Zoology, Sant Baba Bhag Singh University, Jalandhar-144030, Punjab, India
2Department of Zoology, Panjab University, Chandigarh-160014, Chandigarh, India
*E-mail: adidhanraj464@gmail.com
Online published on 6 April, 2018.
In a study conducted from March, 2015 to February, 2016 on the myxosporean infections in freshwater fishes of Ranjit Sagar Wetland (Punjab), many species belonging to the genus Henneguya and Thelohanellus were recorded. In this paper, new host, new site of infection and new locality of two myxobolid species viz., Henneguya nandi Gupta and Khera, 1987 and T. kalavatae Singh and Kaur, 2014 has been described. The prevalence of infection was recorded to be 31.25% and 50% in H. nandi and T. kalavatae, respectively. Intensity of infection was also studied by Gill plasmodium index (GPI) by counting the number of plasmodia on one side of the gill. Morphometric variations recorded in the study have been given as remarks.
Ranjit Sagar Wetland, Fins, Myxosporea, freshwater fishes, Gills, Punjab
