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Diversity of Myxobolus Butschli, 1882 (Myxozoa : Myxosporea) in Food Fishes of South Bengal, India


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1 Department of Biology, Uttarpara Government High School, P.O. Uttarpara, Hooghly-712 258 West Bengal, India
2 A.M. College, P.O. Jhalda, Dist. Purulia-723 202, West Bengal, India
3 Department of Zoology, University of Kalyani, Kalyani-741235, West Bengal, India
     

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The genus Myxobolus Butschli, 1882 belongs to the class Myxosporea under the phylum Myxozoa. Large number of species have been described under this genus by different workers from various parts of this world. From food fishes of south Bengal, eleven species of Myxobolus were described by the present workers during 1998-2009. Brief diagnosis along with morphometric data of these species is communicated in the present paper.

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Myxobolus, Diversity, Food Fishes, South Bengal.
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Authors

Saugata Basu
Department of Biology, Uttarpara Government High School, P.O. Uttarpara, Hooghly-712 258 West Bengal, India
Biplob Kr. Modak
A.M. College, P.O. Jhalda, Dist. Purulia-723 202, West Bengal, India
Durga P. Haldar
Department of Zoology, University of Kalyani, Kalyani-741235, West Bengal, India

Abstract


The genus Myxobolus Butschli, 1882 belongs to the class Myxosporea under the phylum Myxozoa. Large number of species have been described under this genus by different workers from various parts of this world. From food fishes of south Bengal, eleven species of Myxobolus were described by the present workers during 1998-2009. Brief diagnosis along with morphometric data of these species is communicated in the present paper.

Keywords


Myxobolus, Diversity, Food Fishes, South Bengal.