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Digenetic Trematodes of Indian Marine Fishes

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Authors:
  1. Rokkam Madhavi

    1. Department of Zoology, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India

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  2. Rodney A. Bray

    1. Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, London, UK

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  • The first book on Digenea of Indian Marine fishes
  • Shows that any Digenean collected from Indian marine fish can be easily and precisely identified
  • Provides detailed knowledge on the organization, classification, and phylogeny of digenetic trematodes

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction

    • Rokkam Madhavi, Rodney A. Bray
    Pages 1-4

  3. Materials and Methods

    • Rokkam Madhavi, Rodney A. Bray
    Pages 5-7

  4. The Digenetic Trematodes

    • Rokkam Madhavi, Rodney A. Bray
    Pages 9-17

  5. Systematic Account—Order Diplostomida Olson, Cribb, Tkach, Bray & Littlewood, 2003

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19
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    2. Superfamily Schistosomatoidea Hassall, 1898

      • Rokkam Madhavi, Rodney A. Bray
      Pages 21-25

  6. Systematic Account—Order Plagiorchiida La Rue, 1957

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      Pages 27-27
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    2. Superfamily Bivesiculoidea Yamaguti, 1934

      • Rokkam Madhavi, Rodney A. Bray
      Pages 29-33

    3. Superfamily Bucephaloidea Poche, 1907

      • Rokkam Madhavi, Rodney A. Bray
      Pages 35-82

    4. Superfamily Gymnophalloidea Odhner, 1905

      • Rokkam Madhavi, Rod Bray
      Pages 83-108

    5. Superfamily Haplosplanchnoidea Poche, 1926

      • Rokkam Madhavi, Rodney A. Bray
      Pages 109-118

    6. Superfamily Hemiuroidea Looss, 1899

      • Rokkam Madhavi, Rodney A. Bray
      Pages 119-261

    7. Superfamily Apocreadioidea Skrjabin, 1942

      • Rokkam Madhavi, Rodney A. Bray
      Pages 263-272

    8. Superfamily Transversotrematoidea Witenberg, 1944

      • Rokkam Madhavi, Rodney A. Bray
      Pages 273-274

    9. Superfamily Haploporoidea Nicoll, 1914

      • Rokkam Madhavi, Rodney A. Bray
      Pages 275-297

    10. Superfamily Lepocreadioidea Odhner, 1905

      • Rokkam Madhavi, Rodney A. Bray
      Pages 299-366

    11. Superfamily Brachycladioidea Odhner, 1905

      • Rokkam Madhavi, Rodney A. Bray
      Pages 367-403

    12. Superfamily Opecoeloidea Ozaki, 1925

      • Rokkam Madhavi, Rodney A. Bray
      Pages 405-492

    13. Superfamily Monorchioidea Odhner, 1911

      • Rokkam Madhavi, Rodney A. Bray
      Pages 493-549

    14. Superfamily Gorgoderoidea Looss, 1899

      • Rokkam Madhavi, Rodney A. Bray
      Pages 551-565
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This book is the first to explore in detail the systematics and taxonomy of the digenean fauna of fish in Indian marine waters. It includes morphological descriptions of 648 species in 190 genera and 30 families. The figures from the original publications are enhanced and made more attractive. Each description is accompanied by information on hosts and distribution. Digenetic trematodes, usually known as Digeneans, are the most diverse group of metazoan parasites of marine fishes. They are parasitic flatworms (Phylum Platyhelminthes) with a complex life-cycle and as adults inhabit mainly the alimentary system and associated organs, but also occur in the blood, under the scales, in the body cavity and in the gall and urinary bladders. Keys to families, genera and species are provided, except for a few large and controversial genera, where morphological characters are insufficient for identification. Although there is extensive literature on Digeneans, it is scattered and largely in obscure local journals. Bringing together most of the primary literature on the subject, this book provides a primer for further study and a starting point for the use of modern molecular methods for the fauna of this region. Unique in its scope, it is a valuable resource for students, professional parasitologists and ecologists as well as fishery and wildlife biologists.


Reviews

“It provides a clear introduction to digeneans and the Indian fauna and there are then nearly 700 pages of taxonomy, tables and references. … I strongly encourage its purchase for your libraries. It represents a summary and distillation of knowledge of a kind that is increasingly hard to come by.” (Thomas H. Cribb, Parasites & Vectors, June 24, 2019)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Zoology, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India

    Rokkam Madhavi

  • Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, London, UK

    Rodney A. Bray

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