TAXONOMIC STUDY OF TWO NEW SPECIES OF THE GENUS MOGHEIA (LOPEZ NEYERA, 1994) FROM SKYES

Shah Shabbir Ahmed Yasin^1
1Department of Zoology, Swami Muktanand College of Science, Yeola, Nashik, 423401, India

Received : -     Accepted : -     Published : 21-12-2010
Volume : 2     Issue : 2       Pages : 8 - 11
Int J Parasitol Res 2.2 (2010):8-11
DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.9735/0975-3702.2.2.8-11

Keywords : Taxonomic study, Mogheia yasini n.sp., Mogheia shahadensis n.sp.,Turdoides malcomi (Skyes)
Conflict of Interest : None declared

Two new species of the genus Mogheia, Lopez-Neyra in 1994 i.e., Mogheia yasini n.sp. and Mogheia shahadensis n.sp. were collected from Turdoides malcomi (Skyes) from different part of Maharashtra State India. The present parasites are differ from all the known species of the genus Mogheia, Lopez-Neyra,1994 in having length of worm, number and shape of testes, shape of cirrus pouch, shape of ovary, position of vagina and structure of vitellaria.

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