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GAST BODI SCUS SBCTOTDUS

SASTRODI SCUS SECWHJ S l o os s , 1901


( 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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