Sciadicleithrum iphthimum is reported from the gills of Pterophyllum scalare (Cichlidae), collected from aquarium markets in Uttar Pradesh, India. The new material fits well with the original species description. The report represents a new geographic record and another case of a growing list of freshwater monogenoids that are being distributed around the world by the aquarium trade.
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1 January 2010
Monogenoidea on Exotic Indian Freshwater Fishes. 1. A New Geographical Record of Sciadicleithrum iphthimum Kritsky, Thatcher, and Boeger, 1989 (Dactylogyridae) with the First Description of Its Egg
Amit Tripathi,
Nirupama Agrawal,
Nikhil Srivastava
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Comparative Parasitology
Vol. 77 • No. 1
January 2010
Vol. 77 • No. 1
January 2010
Dactylogyridae
exotic fishes
India
Monogenoidea
Sciadicleithrum iphthimum
transglobal dispersal of fish parasites