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Cepedea cyanocephala Sp. N., an Opalinid Parasite (Protozoa:Opalinidae) from Rana Limnocharis limnocharis Wiegmann in West Bengal, India


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A new species of opalinid parasite of the genus Cepedea has been described and illustrated from the anuran host Rana limnocharis Umnocharis from the Sundarban region of West Bengal, India. The present species has been critically compared with other known species of the genus from India.

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Cepedea Cyanocephala Sp. n., Opalinid Parasite, Rana Limnocharis Limnocharis.
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Authors

Madhusri Gangopadhyay
Department of Zoology, Presidency College, 86/1, College Street, Kolkata-700 073, India
Rupendu Ray
Department of Zoology, Presidency College, 86/1, College Street, Kolkata-700 073, India

Abstract


A new species of opalinid parasite of the genus Cepedea has been described and illustrated from the anuran host Rana limnocharis Umnocharis from the Sundarban region of West Bengal, India. The present species has been critically compared with other known species of the genus from India.

Keywords


Cepedea Cyanocephala Sp. n., Opalinid Parasite, Rana Limnocharis Limnocharis.

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