Journal of Environment and Sociobiology

S. M. Shinde ¹, S. S. Nanware ², D. B. Bhure ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Zoology, Mahatama Phule Jr. College, Ahmedpur, Dist. Latur, Maharashta, IN
2 Department of Zoology, Yeshwant Mahavidyalaya, Nanded 431 602, M. S., IN

Abstract

The present investigation deals with a new species of the genus Cotugnia, Dimare 1893 from the intestine of Gallus gallus domesticus from Latur district, Maharashtra, India. The new species Cotugnia domestica comes closer to all known species of the genus Cotugnia in general topography of organs but differs from them due to scolex oval, suckers four, oval to rounded, arranged in two groups, rostellum oval, placed in anterior region of scolex and having rostellar ring, rostellar hooks 18-20 in number, arranged in a single circle, neck short, mature progloltids 2 times broader than long, testes 40-50 in number, oval to rounded, cirrus pouch cylindrical, cirrus short, coiled tube contained within cirrus pouch, vas deferens thin tube, vagina posterior to cirrus pouch and ovary compact, bean shaped.

Keywords

Cestoda, Cotugnia domestica Sp. Nov., Davaineidae, Gallus gallus Domesticus.

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S. S. Nanware ¹, S. M. Shinde ², D. B. Bhure ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Zoology, Yeshwant Mahavidyalaya, Nanded 431 602 Maharashtra, IN
2 Department of Zoology, Mahatama Phule Jr. College, Ahmedpur Dist. Latur, Maharashtra, IN

Abstract

The present investigation deals with taxonomic observation of a avian tapeworm species of the genus Raillietina (R.) Fuhrmann, 1920 collected from Gallus gallus domesticus at Ahmedpur, District Latur, Maharashtra, India. Amongst all the known species of Raillietina it comes closer only to Raillietina (R.) friedbergeri Linstow, 1877 in having the arrangement of genital pores unilateral and its mature segments are broader than long. But it differs from the same in having 18 rostellar hooks, 25-30 testes and compact ovary and in lacking any neck. These are important texonomic characters in erecting a new species. Hence the present cestode perasite is described in this paper as a new species and named as Rallietina (R.) rostellata sp. nov.

Keywords

Avian Tapeworm, Gallus gallus Domesticus, Raillietina (R.) rostellata Sp.Nov.

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