Two New Species of the Genus Pallisentis Van Cleave 1928 (Acanthocephala: Quadrigyridae) from the Intestine of Channa punctatus (Bloch 1793) from the River Gomti at Lucknow India

摘要

Background:Acanthocephalans are fish parasites of worldwide distribution, penetrate their thorny proboscis into the intestinal wall of host and absorb nutrients. No diagnostic tool is available except postmortem investigations and identification by parasitologists. The aim of present study was to explore and assign taxonomical status to Pallisentis species prevalent in food fishes of river Gomti, Lucknow, India.