Publications

spicocleidus namae n. g., n. sp. (monogenea: dactylogyridae) on chanda nama (hamilton) from lucknow, india.

spicocleidus n. g. is proposed for s. namae n. sp., a new monogenean collected from the gills of an ambassid, chanda nama (ham.), in the river sai near lucknow, uttar pradesh, india. the new genus is characterised by a pair of modified dorsal anchors (spikes), the absence of a dorsal bar, alate lateral expansion of the anterior haptor and the post-ovarian position of the testis.