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82Manjula and Janardananmicrometres, unless otherwise stated; the range is 390-625 (490) in diameter. Ventral sucker round,followed by mean values in parentheses. <strong>The</strong> figures muscular, large; 510-1,035 (801) in diameter. Suckerwere drawn with the aid of a camera lucida, and details length ratio 1: 1.69-1.82 (1.78). Anterior body 900-added free-hand from observations made on live 2,192 (1,962) long; 30-37 (34)% of body length.specimens.Prepharynx distinct, 20-72 (64) in length. PharynxRESULTSelongate, ovoid; measured 125-232 x 94-215 (163 x136). Oral sucker/pharynx width ratio 1: 0.30-0.38Infections with adult flukes were observed in the (0.34). Oesophagus 18-42 (29) long. Many glandintestine of 10 out of 16 (62.5%) Danio cells found scattered around oesophagus and anteriorneilgherriensis, and intestine and body cavity of one region of caeca. Intestinal bifurcation in anterior body;out of six (16.7%) Labeo rohita. <strong>The</strong> intensity of 800-1,205 (1,016) anterior to ventral sucker. Caecainfection varied from one to three.narrow, 3.0-4.985 (3.872) mm long; terminate blindly,320-456 (389) from posterior extremity.Description (Fig. 1)Testes two, symmetrical, spherical to ovoid, entire;Body large, light red, elongate, ovoid, narrowing in left testis 250-432, 209-382 (311 x 246); right testisanterior body; measured 2.7146.5 x 1.0112.602 (4.413 249-382 x 197-309 (305 x 243). Post-testicular regionx 1.747) mm; width 30-45 (40)% of body-length. 820-1,198 (1,006) long; 18-27 (22)% of body-length.Tegument unarmed. Oral sucker round, sub-terminal; Vas deferens traverses along left side of ventral sucker.800 µm75 µmBA300 µm30 µmCFig. 1. A-D. C. neilgherriensis n. sp. A, Entire worm. B,Terminal genitalia. C, Egg. D, Miracidium.D

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