Further Observations on Contracaecum aori, Khan and Yaseen (1969) Recovered from the intestine of Channa punctatus in India

Abstract

Present communication deals with the morphological description of parasitic nematode, Contracaecum aori, Khan and Yaseen (1969) collected from the intestine of Channa punctatus (Siluriformes, Channidae) at Muzaffarnagar. During a survey of helminth parasites of freshwater fishes in Muzaffarnagar region a known species of Nematode belonging to genus Contracaecum was isolated. Light microscopic drawings and photomicrographs taken by the Motic microscope helped the morphological redescription of the species.