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STUDY OF PSEUDOBATRACHUS (CAPINGENTIDAE: CARYOPHYLLIDEA) TAPEWORM- A REVIEW ARTICLE

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Presently ten species of the genus Pseudobatrachus3 are recorded from the intestines of freshwater fishes of Bundelkhand region of India. The author in the present communication describes brief review of the genus along with the key to identification of various species of the genus.
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DOI:10.33451/florafauna.v23i2pp379-382
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TABLE-1 : Comparison of the characters of the species of
Pseudobatrachus
3
S. Characters
P. P. P. P. P. P. P. P. P. P.
No.
Chandrai
3
moolch- madhyaprad- chhatra- kene- Ramch- ramsaga- Seng- chandl- Govind-
andrai
8
eshensis
1
sali
5
nsis
9
andrai
7
rensis
4
arii
6
aensis
10
sagarensis
2
1. Scolex Oval Spoon Spoon Spoon Spoon Simple Spoon Simple Spoon Simple
to round shaped shaped with shaped shaped and shaped blunt shaped blunt
with without apical and with with elongated with without with with
groove any hold accessory bothridea apical without groove, any bothridea groove
fast organs suckers disc and any bothridea hold and two
bothridea hold fast and fast apical
organs rostellum organs disc
2. External Absent Absent Absent Absent Absent Absent Absent Absent Present Present
Seminal
Vesicle
3. Internal Absent Present Present Absent Present Present Present Present Present Present
Seminal
Vesicle
4. Vitellaria Touches Not Not Touches Not Touches Not Not Not Not
to touches touches to touches to touches touches touches touches
ovarian to to ovarian to ovarian to to to to
lobes ovarian ovarian lobes ovarian lobes ovarian ovarian ovarian ovarian
lobes lobes lobes lobes lobes lobes lobes
5. Receptaculum Absent Absent Present Absent Absent Present Present Absent Absent Absent
Seminis
6. Eggs Oper- Oper- Non- Oper- Oper- Oper- Oper- Oper- Oper- Oper-
culate culate operculate culate culate culate culate culate culate culate
7. Host
Clarius Clarius Clarius Clarius Clarius Heterop- Clarius Heterop- Clarius Heterop-
batrachus batrachus batrachus batrachus batrachus neustes batrachus neustes batrachus neustes
fossilis fossilis fossilis
380 REETESH KUMAR KHARE
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suckers. Neck very long. Testes medullary,
numerous and anterior to cirrus pouch. Cirrus
pouch well developed and median. External
seminal vesicle absent, internal seminal vesicle
present. Vitellaria partly cortical and partly
medullary, not touches to ovarian lobes ,
postovarian vitellaria absent. Ovary H- shaped,
lateral lobes of ovary, situated in cortex and medulla
while isthmus in medulla. Receptaculum seminis
present. Eggs nonoperculate. Parasites of
Clarias
batrachus
.
4-
Pseudobatrachus chhatrasali
5
Medium sized, unsegmented worms. Scolex
spoon shaped with bothridea. Neck very long.
Testes medullary, numerous and anterior to cirrus
pouch. Cirrus pouch well developed and median.
External and internal seminal vesicles absent.
Vitellaria partly cortical and partly medullary, touches
to ovarian lobes, postovarian vitellaria absent. Ovary
H- shaped, lateral lobes of ovary, situated in cortex
and medulla while isthmus in medulla.
Receptaculum seminis absent. Eggs operculate.
Parasites of
Clarias batrachus
.
5-
Pseudobatrachus kenensis
9
Medium sized, unsegmented worms. Scolex
spoon shaped with apical disc and bothridea. Neck
very long. Testes medullary, numerous and anterior
to cirrus pouch. Cirrus pouch well developed and
median. External seminal vesicle absent, internal
seminal vesicle present. Vitellaria partly cortical
and partly medullary, not touches to ovarian lobes,
postovarian vitellaria absent. Ovary H- shaped,
lateral lobes of ovary, situated in cortex and medulla
while isthmus in medulla. Receptaculum seminis
absent. Parasites of
Clarias batrachus
.
6-
Pseudobatrachus ramchandrai
7
Medium sized, unsegmented worms. Scolex
simple and elongated without any hold fast organs.
Neck very long. Testes medullary, numerous and
anterior to cirrus pouch. Cirrus pouch well
developed and median. External seminal vesicle
absent, internal seminal vesicle present. Vitellaria
partly cortical and partly medullary, touches to
ovarian lobes, postovarian vitellaria absent. Ovary
H- shaped, lateral lobes of ovary, situated in cortex
and medulla while isthmus in medulla.
Receptaculum seminis present. Eggs operculate.
Parasites of
Heteropneustes fossilis
.
7-
Pseudobatrachus ramsagarensis
4
Medium sized, unsegmented worms. Scolex
spoon shaped with groove, bothridea and
rostellum. Neck very long. Testes medullary,
numerous and anterior to cirrus pouch. Cirrus
pouch well developed and median. External
seminal vesicle absent, internal seminal vesicle
present. Vitellaria partly cortical and partly
medullary, not touches to ovarian lobes, postovarian
vitellaria absent. Ovary H- shaped, lateral lobes of
ovary, situated in cortex and medulla while isthmus
in medulla. Receptaculum seminis present. Eggs
operculate. Parasites of
Clarias batrachus
.
8-
Pseudobatrachus sengarii
6
Medium sized, unsegmented worms. Scolex
simple blunt without any hold fast organs. Neck
very long. Testes medullary, numerous and anterior
to cirrus pouch. Cirrus pouch well developed and
median. External seminal vesicle absent, internal
seminal vesicle present. Vitellaria partly cortical
and partly medullary, not touches to ovarian lobes,
postovarian vitellaria absent. Ovary H- shaped,
lateral lobes of ovary, situated in cortex and medulla
while isthmus in medulla. Receptaculum seminis
absent. Parasites of
Heteropneustes fossilis
.
9-
Pseudobatrachus chandlaensis
10
Medium sized, unsegmented worms. Scolex
spoon shaped with bothridea. Neck very long.
Testes medullary, few in number and anterior to
cirrus pouch. Cirrus pouch well developed and
median. External and internal seminal vesicles
present. Vitellaria partly cortical and partly
medullary, not touches to ovarian lobes, postovarian
vitellaria absent. Ovary H- shaped, lateral lobes of
ovary, situated in cortex and medulla while isthmus
in medulla. Receptaculum seminis absent. Eggs
operculate. Parasites of
Clarias batrachus
.
10
Pseudobatrachus govindsagarensis2
Medium sized, unsegmented worms. Scolex
simple blunt with groove and two apical disc . Neck
long Testes medullary, numerous and anterior to
cirrus pouch. Cirrus pouch well developed and
median. External and internal seminal vesicles
present. Vitellaria partly cortical and partly
medullary, not touches to ovarian lobes, postovarian
vitellaria absent. Ovary H- shaped, lateral lobes of
ovary, situated in cortex and medulla while isthmus
in medulla. Receptaculum seminis absent. Eggs
operculate. Parasites of
Heteropneustes fossilis
.
STUDY OF
PSEUDOBATRACHUS
(CAPINGENTIDAE: CARYOPHYLLIDEA) TAPEWORM- A REVIEW ARTICLE 38 1
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References
1. KHARE, R.K. (2008) On a new species of the genus
Pseudobatrachus
, Pathak and Srivastav, 2005
from
Clarias batrachus
(Linn.).
Rajarshi View
, 1 (1): 13-17.
2. NARAYAN, A. (2013) Morphotaxonomic study of a new tapeworm,
Pseudobatrachus govindsagarensis
n. sp. from
Heteropneustes fossilis
(Bloch) from district Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh.
Flora and Fauna
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19(1) special issue: 277-282.
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Pseudobatrachus
chandrai
n.g., n.sp. from freshwater cat fish,
Clarias batrachus
(Linn.).
Indian Journal of Environmental
Sciences
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India: Part-II.
Flora and Fauna
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6. SAHU, V.K., SRIVASTAV, A.K. AND SINGH, R. (2012) First record of
Pseudobatrachus sengaraii
n. sp.
from
Heteropneustes fossilis
(Bloch) from Central India.
Flora and Fauna
, 18(2): 277-282.
7. SRIVASTAV, A.K. AND NARAYAN, A. (2010) Study of an interesting tapeworm,
Pseudobatrachus
ramchandrai
n. sp. Of
Heteropneustes fossilis
(Bloch) from Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh,
India.
Proceeding of Parasitology
, 50: 33-41.
8. SRIVASTAV, A.K., SAHU, V.K. AND KHARE, R.K. (2006) Study of Caryophyllidean (Capingentidae:
Pseudobatrachus
) tapeworm of freshwater fishes of Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh, India:
Part-I.
Journal of Natural and Physical Science
, 20(1-2): 27-30.
9. SRIVASTAV, A.K., SINGH, M. AND KHARE, R.K. (2010) Study of a new tapeworm
Pseudobatrachus
kenensis
n. sp. From
Clarias batrachus
(Linn.) from district Chhatarpur (M.P.) India.
Flora and
Fauna
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Pseudobatrachus
) tapeworms of
freshwater fishes of Bundelkhand of Madhya Pradesh, India: Part-IV.
Journal of the Andman Science
Association
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Key to the various species of the genus,
Pseudobatrachus
:-
1. Scolex without any hold fast organs————————————————————————————2
Scolex with any hold fast organs——————————————————————————————4
2. Receptaculum seminis present, vitellaria touches to ovarian lobes———-————————————
—————————————————————————-————
Pseudobatrachus ramchandrai
7
Receptaculum seminis absent, vitellaria not touches to ovarian lobes—-——————————3
3. Spoon shaped scolex——————————————————-———-
Pseudobatrachus
moolchandrai
8
Simple blunt scolex——————————————————-—————-
Pseudobatrachus sengarii6
4. Scolex with rostellum————————————————————--
Pseudobatrachus ramsagarensis
4
Scolex without rostellum———————————-——————————————————————5
5. Scolex with groove only—————————————————————-
Pseudobatrachus chandrai3
Scolex with groove and Apical disc——————————-
Pseudobatrachus govindsagarensis2
Scolex with other hold fast organs————————————————————————————6
6. Scolex with apical and accessory sucker——-—-
Pseudobatrachus madhyapradeshensis1
Scolex with bothridea——————————-————————————————————————7
7. Vitellaria touches to ovarian lobes———————————-————
Pseudobatrachus chhatrasali
5
Vitellaria not touches to ovarian lobes————--—————————————————————--—8
8. External seminal vesicle present- ————-———————-—-
Pseudobatrachus chandlaensis
10
External seminal vesicle absent——-——-—————————--———
Pseudobatrachus kenensis
9
382 REETESH KUMAR KHARE
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Study of Caryophyllidean (Capingentidae: Pseudobatrachus) tapeworms of fresh water fishes of Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh, India: Part-III
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Presently eight species are reported from the World in the genus, Pseudobatrachus, Pathak and Srivastav, 2005 i.e. P. chandrai Pathak and Srivastav, 2005; P. moolchandrai Srivastav et al, 2006; P. chandlaensis Sahu, 2007; P. madhyapradeshensis, Khare, 2008; P. chhatrasali Sahu et al, 2009; P. Sengarii Singh, 2009; P. kenensis Srivastav et al, 2010 and P. ramchandrai, Srivastav and Aditya, 2010. The present form is the ninth one from the Indian subcontinent as well as from the whole world and differs on the basis of various morphometric character viz. size of worm, size and shape of scolex, presence of bothridea and grooved rostellum, size of neck, size and number of testes, size of cirrus pouch, presence of internal seminal vesicle, size of ovary and shape of ovarian lobes, size of vitellaria and their distribution, presence of receptaculum seminis, size of uterus, size and type of eggs and their hosts. The caryophyllidean is unique among cestoidea in having monopleuroide body plane, i.e. without internal or external proglottidization and with a single set of reproductive organ. Thus it is provisionally accommodated as P. ramsagarensis n. sp.
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On a new species of the genus Pseudobatrachus, Pathak and Srivastav
  • Jan 2005
  • 13-17
  • R K Khare
KHARE, R.K. (2008) On a new species of the genus Pseudobatrachus, Pathak and Srivastav, 2005 from Clarias batrachus (Linn.). Rajarshi View, 1 (1): 13-17.
Morphotaxonomic study of a new tapeworm, Pseudobatrachus govindsagarensis n. sp. from Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch) from district Lalitpur
  • Jan 2013
  • 277-282
  • A Narayan
NARAYAN, A. (2013) Morphotaxonomic study of a new tapeworm, Pseudobatrachus govindsagarensis n. sp. from Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch) from district Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh. Flora and Fauna, 19(1) special issue: 277-282.
Morphotaxonomical study of a new cestode, Pseudobatrachus chandrai n.g., n.sp. from freshwater cat fish
  • Jan 2005
  • 141-143
  • A Pathak
  • A K Srivastav
PATHAK, A. AND SRIVASTAV, A.K. (2005) Morphotaxonomical study of a new cestode, Pseudobatrachus chandrai n.g., n.sp. from freshwater cat fish, Clarias batrachus (Linn.). Indian Journal of Environmental Sciences, 9(2): 141-143.
Study of Caryophyllidean (Capingentidae: Pseudobatrachus) tapeworms of freshwater fishes of Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh, India: Part-II
  • Jan 2009
  • 335-338
  • V K Sahu
  • A K Srivastav
  • C L Baghel
SAHU, V.K., SRIVASTAV, A.K. AND BAGHEL, C.L. (2009) Study of Caryophyllidean (Capingentidae: Pseudobatrachus) tapeworms of freshwater fishes of Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh, India: Part-II. Flora and Fauna, 15(2): 335-338.
First record of Pseudobatrachus sengaraii n. sp. from Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch) from Central India
  • Jan 2012
  • 277-282
  • V K Sahu
  • A K Srivastav
  • R Singh
SAHU, V.K., SRIVASTAV, A.K. AND SINGH, R. (2012) First record of Pseudobatrachus sengaraii n. sp. from Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch) from Central India. Flora and Fauna, 18(2): 277-282.
Study of an interesting tapeworm, Pseudobatrachus ramchandrai n. sp. Of Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch) from Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh
  • Jan 2010
  • 33-41
  • A K Srivastav
  • A Narayan
SRIVASTAV, A.K. AND NARAYAN, A. (2010) Study of an interesting tapeworm, Pseudobatrachus ramchandrai n. sp. Of Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch) from Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh, India. Proceeding of Parasitology, 50: 33-41.
Study of Caryophyllidean (Capingentidae: Pseudobatrachus) tapeworm of freshwater fishes of Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh, India: Part-I
  • Jan 2006
  • 27-30
  • A K Srivastav
  • V K Sahu
  • R K Khare
SRIVASTAV, A.K., SAHU, V.K. AND KHARE, R.K. (2006) Study of Caryophyllidean (Capingentidae: Pseudobatrachus) tapeworm of freshwater fishes of Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh, India: Part-I. Journal of Natural and Physical Science, 20(1-2): 27-30.
Study of Caryophyllidean (Capingentidae: Pseudobatrachus) tapeworms of freshwater fishes of Bundelkhand of Madhya Pradesh, India: Part-IV
  • Jan 2013
  • 113-117
  • V K Sahu
SAHU, V.K. (2013) Study of Caryophyllidean (Capingentidae: Pseudobatrachus) tapeworms of freshwater fishes of Bundelkhand of Madhya Pradesh, India: Part-IV. Journal of the Andman Science Association, 18(1); 113-117.