Abstract

Abstract. The prevalence and pathology of the pseudophyllidean cestode, Polyonchobothrium clarias in the gastrointestinal tract of the teleost, Clarias mossambi‐cus have been studied. The cestodes were most abundant in the gall bladder where they caused pronounced nodular outgrowths in the mucosa and exhibited a gradual decrease in number distally towards the rectum. Generally the intensity of the infection due to P. clarias was higher in young fish than in old fish.

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