New species of genus SphincterostomaYamaguti, 1937 reported from Bagridae (Bleeker, 1858) catfish Rita rita (Siluriformes: Bagridae) of River Indus at District Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.
- Department of Zoology, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.
- Department of Information and Communication Technology, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.
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During current study on helminth parasites of BagridaeBleeker, 1858 freshwater catfishesRita rita(Siluriformes: Bagridae) collected from River Indus at District Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan. During helminths examination 5 trematodeswere collected from intestine of Rita ritaHamilton, 1822. Specimens were processed with stander method. The differential characters of new species are body shape and size, greatest width at pre-equatorial region of body, suckers shape and position, sphincter shape and position, testes shape and position, ovary diamond or triangular in shape, seminal vesicle shape and positions, uterus in the form of thick coils fill with large square shape eggs, vitelline follicles thick in patches form, excretory vesicle heart shape, eggs shape and size, hence new speciesSphincterostoma alirazi of genusSphincterostomaYamaguti, 1937 completely differs from previously known species and identified as such.
[Hira Soofi, Nadir Ali Birmani and Arifa Bhutto. (2016); New species of genus SphincterostomaYamaguti, 1937 reported from Bagridae (Bleeker, 1858) catfish Rita rita (Siluriformes: Bagridae) of River Indus at District Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 4 (Sep). 1358-1362] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
