REDESCRIPTION OF CUCULLANUS FASTIGATUS (CHANDLER, 1935) RASHEED, 1968 FROM THREE NEW HOST FISHES POMADASYS MACULATUS (BLOCH), DENDROPHYSA RUSSELLI (CUVIER) AND EPINEPHELUS UNDULOSUS (QUOY AND GAIMARD FROM VISAKHAPATNAM

Cucullanus fastigatus (Chandler, 1935) from three hosts Pomadasys maculatus (Bloch), Dendrophysa russeli (Cuvier) and Epinephelus undulosus (Quoy and Gaimard) from Visakhapatnam is redescribed. Three new hosts and a new locality record. The present specimens tally with the principle characters of Cucullanus fastigatus (Chandler, 1935) Rasheed, 1968. A detailed description of the specimens have been furnished. The variations is the morphology of Cfastigatus (Chandler, 1935) Rasheed, 1968 described by two authors have been mentioned. A detailed exxamination allowed us to consider the present specimens as C. fastigatus (Chandler, 1935) Rasheed, 1968 albeit certain variations

ON A NEW SPECIES THYNNASCARIA VISAKHENSIS (NEMATODA : ANISAKIDAE) FROM THE INTESTINE OF SAURIDA UNDOSOQUAMIS (RICHARDSON) OF VISAKHAPATNAM

The present paper deals with description of a new species of nematode of the family Anisakidae Railliet et Henry, 1912 from the intestine of marine fish Saurida undosquamis (Richardson) of Visakhapatnam. The specimens do not agree with descriptions of known species of the genus Thynnascaris, hence a new species Thynnascaris visakhensis has been erected to accommodate the present specimens. The new species could be distinguished by body measurements, location of nerve ring and excretory pore, length of ventriculus, oesophageal appendix and intestinal caecum, number and arrangement of caudal papillae and size of the spicules

ON A NEW SPECIES RHABDOCHONA MARINA (NEMATODA : RHABDOCHONIDAE) FROM THE INTESTINE OF PEMPHERIS VANICOLENSIS (CUVIER) OF VISAKHAPATNAM

The present paper deals with description of a new nematode species of the family Rhabdochonidae Skrjabin, 1946 from the intestine of marine fish Pempheris vanicolesis (Cuvier) of Visakhapatnam. The specimens do not agree with descriptios of known species of the genus Rhabdochona, hence a new species Rhabdochona marina has been erected to accommodate the present specimens. The new species could be distinguished by body measurements, location of nerve ring and cervical papillae, number of longitudinal ridges supporting buccal capsule, length of muscular and glandular oesophagus, number and arrangement of caudal papillae, size of spicules and position of vulva

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