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Indian Journal of Animal Research, volume 54 issue 7 (july 2020) : 883-888

Morphometric and molecular characterization of Thelohanellus catlae infecting the gills of Indian major carp catla, Catla catla (Hamilton, 1822) from West Bengal, India

Vijay Sundar Deva G, Sayani Banerjee, Debapriyo Mukherjee, B.R. Sona, K. Karuppasamy, T.J. Abraham, Gadadhar Dash
1Department of Aquatic Animal Health, Faculty of Fishery Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Chakgaria, Kolkata-700 094, West Bengal, India.
Cite article:- G Deva Sundar Vijay, Banerjee Sayani, Mukherjee Debapriyo, Sona B.R., Karuppasamy K., Abraham T.J., Dash Gadadhar (2019). Morphometric and molecular characterization of Thelohanellus catlae infecting the gills of Indian major carp catla, Catla catla (Hamilton, 1822) from West Bengal, India. Indian Journal of Animal Research. 54(7): 883-888. doi: 10.18805/ijar.B-3850.

ABSTRACT

The morphometric and molecular characterization of Thelohanellus catlae a new myxozoan belonging to genus Thelohanellus Kudo, 1933 (Myxosporea:Bivalvulida) infecting the gills of Catla catla were described in this study. The infection was observed as irregular, milky whitish, cyst-like plasmodia (up to 2.0-3.0 mm in diameter) attached to the gill filaments of the host fish. Each spore has a single pyriform polar capsule. Spores measured about 20.4±0.69 (19.3-21.4) × ìm long and 11.5± 0.63 (10.7-12.4) ìm wide. The polar capsule was 12.3±0.70 (10.7- 13.9) ìm long and 10.95± 0.28 (9.7-12.9) ìm wide. Sequencing of 18S rRNA gene of the new myxozoan revealed 98% sequence homology between the 18S rRNA gene of T.catlae. Phylogenetic analysis showed T. catlae within the clade of gill infecting myxosporeans and closed together with T. catlae. The importance of myxosporeans introduction to new locations along with infected cultured host is emphasized.

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