Microcotyle korathai
| Microcotyle korathai | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Monogenea |
| Order: | Mazocraeidea |
| Family: | Microcotylidae |
| Genus: | Microcotyle |
| Species: | M. korathai
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| Binomial name | |
| Microcotyle korathai Gupta & Krishna, 1980
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Microcotyle korathai is a
Rastrelliger kanagurta).[2]
Description
Microcotyle korathai has the general morphology of all species of intestine divided in two branches, not confluent posteriorly, extending into the hohaptor. Each adult contains male and female reproductive organs. The reproductive organs include an anterior postbifurcal genital atrium, armed with numerous very spines, a single looped ovary with its distal end directed anteriorly and 21-24 testes which are posterior to the ovary. The Egg is oval and filamented at each pole.[1]
Etymology
Microcotyle korathai was named in honour of "Dr. K. J. Koratha, from the University of Southern California".[1]
Hosts and localities
Rastrelliger kanagurta
is the type-host of Microcotyle korathaiThe type-host of Microcotyle korathai is the Indian mackerel
References
- ^ a b c d Gupta, S. P. & Krishna (1980) On some monogenetic trematodes from marine fishes of Puri, Orissa. Indian Journal of Helminthology 31, 81–110. Reference in Bionames
- ^ Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2019). FishBase. Scomber microlepidotus Rüppell, 1836. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=304527 on 2019-01-31