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This document describes a specimen of Gastrodiscus secundus Loos, 1907 trematode parasite found in the rumen of a horse in Srinagar, Kashmir. It provides detailed measurements and descriptions of the body and internal anatomy. Key features include a cylindrical anterior portion and disc-like posterior portion, ventral papillae, two lobed testes, single oval ovary, scattered vitellaria, and resemblance to previous descriptions of G. secundus. This represents the first report of this parasite species in Kashmir.
This document describes a specimen of Gastrodiscus secundus Loos, 1907 trematode parasite found in the rumen of a horse in Srinagar, Kashmir. It provides detailed measurements and descriptions of the body and internal anatomy. Key features include a cylindrical anterior portion and disc-like posterior portion, ventral papillae, two lobed testes, single oval ovary, scattered vitellaria, and resemblance to previous descriptions of G. secundus. This represents the first report of this parasite species in Kashmir.
This document describes a specimen of Gastrodiscus secundus Loos, 1907 trematode parasite found in the rumen of a horse in Srinagar, Kashmir. It provides detailed measurements and descriptions of the body and internal anatomy. Key features include a cylindrical anterior portion and disc-like posterior portion, ventral papillae, two lobed testes, single oval ovary, scattered vitellaria, and resemblance to previous descriptions of G. secundus. This represents the first report of this parasite species in Kashmir.
( F i g . 38, Tabl e 1 5 - 1 6 ) Hos t . . . Equus equus l o c a t i o n Rumen l o c a l i t y Sr i nag ar DESCRI PTI ON The body i s s t out di f f e r e nt i a t e d i nt o a c y l i ndr i c a l c e pha l i c . por t i on and a di s c - l i k e pos t e r i or por t i on ( F i g , 58) The c e phal i c por t i on i s s mal l er t han t he pos t e r i or por t i on. The v ent r al s ur f ac e i s c ov er ed wi t h l a r g e number of pa pi l l a e . The t r emat ode s hows v a r i a bl e br eadt h at di f f e r e nt r eg i ons ( Tabl e 15 ) . Acet abul um i s s na i l , t e r mi nal , s i t ua t e d v e nt r a l l y at t he pos t e r i or end of t he body* The ac et abul ar i nde x i s 1: 5 . 3 and ot her body r a t i os a r e g i v en i n t he t abl e o Al i mentary canal i s wel l devel oped consi st i ng of mouth, pharynx, oesophagus and i n t e s t i n e . Mouth i s a small c i r c ul a r opening si t uat ed ant e r o- v ent r a i l y . Pharynx i s small wi th two po s t e r #- l a t e r a l d i v e r t i c u l a Oesophagus i s l ong which di vi des at 0. 27 mm from ant er i or end i nt o two i n t e s t i n a l caecae which run al ong the si des of the body. The i n t e s t i n a l caeca are s l i g h t l y wavy and extend upto ant er i or l e v e l of t e s t e s . The r a t i o between the. length, of i n t e s t i n a l caeca and l engt h of body i s 1 : 1 * 9* Te s t e s ar e t wo l obed and s i t ua t e d di ag onal t o each ot her i n t he mi ddl e of t he body. They t wo v a s a e f f e r e nt i a r un a nt e r i or l y and j oi n t o f or m v a s def er ens I t i s c oi l e d and opens t hr ough gonopor e s i t ua t e d at t he l e v e l of phar y ng eal r e g i on. Ov ar y i s s i ng l e and ov al i n out ol i ne l oc a t e d on t he l e f t s i de and i s pr e a c e t a bul a r . The ut e r us t a&es a s i nuous cour s e and pas s es bet ween t he t wo t es t e s t o open i nt o t he common g e ni t a l por e* The v i t e l l a r i a ar e numer ous s c at t er e d t hr ou^i out t he body . DI SCUSSI ON The s peci men de s c r i bed her e pos s es s es t he v ar i ous di ag nos t i c f e a t ur e s l i k e j ( I ) body di v i de d i nt o c y l i ndr i c a l a nt e r i or por t i on and l a r g e di s c oi da l pos t e r i or por t i on, ( i l ) acet abul um- s mal l ( i l l ) v e nt r a l s ur f ac e pr ov i ded wi t h pa pi l l a e and henc e i t i s pl ac e d i n t he genus Gas t r odi s c us Le uc k a r t , 1877- Ther e ar e t hr ee s pec i es of t he genus G- ast r odi scus namel y , G, aeg y pt i ec us Ra i l l i e t , 1893, G equi l e Roux , 1938 and G> s ecundus Loos s , 1907. The pr es ent f or m r es embl es Q> s ecundus Loo s s , 1907 i n body s hape, t opogr aphy of r epr oduc t i v e or g ans , body meas ur ement s and r a t i os ( Tabl e 16 ) . I t i s , t he r e f or e , a s s i g ne d t o t he s pe c i e sf i .secundus Loos s , 19Q7* 2 3 1 Tl i i s pa r a s i t e was o bt a i ne d a f t e r pos t mor t em of hor s e - a Pe r i s s o da c t y l e and i s be i ng r e por t e d f r om Ka s hmi r f o r t he f i r s t t i me, , 2 3 2 Gastrodi scus secundus l o o s s , 1907 (Measurements i n mm ) TABLE 15 1 . l engt h of body 10. 95 2. l engt h of cephal i c porti on 2.33 3. Breadth of cephal i c port i on 1 .51 4. Di st ance from ant eri or end to the bi f ur c at i on of oesophagus. 3. 14 5. Breadth at t he l e v e l of oesophageal bi f ur c a t i on. 3. 7 6e Maximum body breadth 6 . 3 6 7. Breadth at pr e- acet abul ar l e v e l 2.92 8. l engt h of acetabulum 0.74 9. Breadth of acetabulum 1 .66 10. Rat i o between the breadth of acetabulum and t o t a l l engt h of body. 1 *6. 5 1 1 . Rati o between t he breadth of acetabulum and maximum body breadth,, 1: 38 1 2. Breadth of mouth 0.35 13. Length of pharynx 0.74 14. Rati o between breadth of pharynx and breadth of acetabulum. 1 : 1 4. 7 15. l e ng t h of oesophagus 2.40 16. l engt h of i n t e s t i n a l ceaca 5.55 17. Rati o between t he l engt h of oesophagus and l e ng t h of i n t e s t i n a l CS tS CS t 1: 2. 3 2 3 3 18. Rati o between t he l engt h of i n t e s t i n a l caeca and l engt h of body. 1 : 1 . 9 19. Length of ant eri or t e s t i s 2.96 20. Breadth of ant eri or t e s t i s 2.22 21 . Length of pos t er i or t e s t i s 1 . 92 22. Breadth of pos t er i or t e s t i s 1 . 66 23. Length of ovary 0.59 24. Breadth of ova.ry 0. 37 25. Rati o between the t ransverse breadth of ovary and t o t a l t ransverse breadth of two t e s t e s . 1 : 1 0. 4 26. Length of v i t e l l i n e f o l l i c l e . 0. 3 27. Breadth of v i t e l l i n e f o l l i c l e . 0.1 2 3 4 TABLE - 1 6 Comparative measurements of Gast rodi scus secundus Looss, 1907. (Measurements i n mm) Looss* 6 907) observat i on? 1. Length of body 7. 8 2. Maximum body breadth 5. 8 3. Length of cephal i c port i on* 1 . 1 7 4. Breadth of cephal i c port i on. 1 . 87- 2*6 5. Length of acetabulum 1 . 2 - 1 . 7 6. Breadth of acetabulum 0. 98- 1. 08 7. Rati o between breadth of acetaburum and t o t a l l engt h of body ( Acet abul ar i ndex) . 1 : 7 . 2 - 7 . 9 8. Rati o between breadt h o f acetabulum and maximum body wi dth. 1 : 5. 3- 5. 8 9. Length of i n t e s t i n a l caeca. 5 . 7 Present authors observat i ons 10. 9 6.36 2.33 0. 37 1.1 1 : 9. 9 1 : 5 . 7 5. 1 10. Rati o between l engt h of i n t e s t i n a l caeca and l engt h of body. 1 : 1 . 3 1: 2.1
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