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Abstract
The present investigation deals with the study of new species of genus Lytocestus (Cestoda:
Lytocystidae) from the fresh water fish Clarius batrachus at Partur Dist. Jalna. The worm after
the
keen
observation
found
that
body
elongated
and
dorsoventrally
flattened.
Scolex
smooth,unarmed, rounded and stumpy.Posterior end blunt and rounded. Excretory pore terminal.
Testes numerous. Vitelline follicles oval. Ovary is bilobed. Uterus very well developed and eggs
oval with thick shell.