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Wenyonia sanyali sp.n. (Platyhelminthes: Cestoidea) from Chilloscyllium griseum (Bamboo Shark) in West Bengal, India

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The genus Wenyonia Woodland, 1923 contains 7 valid species. In this paper Wenyonia sanyali sp.n. is described and illustrated from the intestine of Chilloscyllium griseum (bamboo shark) from West Bengal, India. The species is characterized by an undifferentiated scolex, without grooves, furrows and bothria; absence of neck and 14–40 testes in apical region that differentiates it from the rest of the described species in the genus.

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  1. Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata, 700053, India

    Suranjana Banerjee

  2. Parasitilogy Research Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India

    Buddhadeb Manna

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Banerjee, S., Manna, B. Wenyonia sanyali sp.n. (Platyhelminthes: Cestoidea) from Chilloscyllium griseum (Bamboo Shark) in West Bengal, India. Proc Zool Soc 72, 118–121 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12595-017-0238-7

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