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Chelatrematidae n. fam., a new family of digenetic trematodes from the South Western Ghats, India, erected on the basis of morphological and molecular studies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2022

P.J. Jithila Open the ORCID record for P.J. Jithila [Opens in a new window] ,
D.M. Atopkin  and
P.K. Prasadan Open the ORCID record for P.K. Prasadan [Opens in a new window]
P.J. Jithila
Affiliation:
Ecological Parasitology and Tropical Biodiversity Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Kannur University, Mananthavady Campus, Wayanad – 670645, Kerala, India
D.M. Atopkin
Affiliation:
Federal Scientific Center of East Asian Terrestrial Biodiversity, Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, Russia Institute of the World Ocean, Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok, Russia
P.K. Prasadan*
Affiliation:
Ecological Parasitology and Tropical Biodiversity Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Kannur University, Mananthavady Campus, Wayanad – 670645, Kerala, India
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Author for correspondence: P.K. Prasadan, E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

On the basis of the morphological characterization of Chelatrema neilgherriensis Manjula & Janardanan, 2006 recovered from the freshwater fish Barilius gatensis (Valenciennes, 1844) in the Wayanad region of the Western Ghats, the diagnostic features of the genus Chelatrema Gupta & Kumari, 1973 have been modified. Based on the phylogenetic analysis of C. neilgherriensis and comparative morphology studies relative to members of other families of Gorgoderoidea Looss, 1901, this genus is placed in a new family Chelatrematidae n. fam. The studies revealed the molecular and morphological closeness of Chelatrema with Paracreptatrematina limi Amin & Myer, 1982, and the latter is transferred to this new family. Hence the new family Chelatrematidae n. fam. comprises the genera Chelatrema and Paracreptatrematina.

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ChelatremaChelatrematidaephylogenetic analysis28s rdnaIndia
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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 96 , 2022 , e47
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