Language: English
The Indian literature on trematode parasites of freshwater fish is scattered and helminthologits working on this group face great difficulties in procuring literature of Indian works. This prompted the authors to compile the available information. In the present compilation they have recorded most of the species and genera from their orginal descriptions (even if they are synonymised by subsequent workers), with their hosts and localities, although comments have been given at some places. Since the types and voucher specimens are not available for study, the authors feel that until redescription is done from type hosts and localities, exact placement is not possible. The classification given by Prof. H.R. Mehra is being followed, by and large, in the present contribution.
Introduction
Historical review
Class trematoda
Subfamily Bucephalinae Nicoll, 1914
Genus Bucephalus baer, 1826
Genus Bucephalopsis (Diesing, 1855) Yamaguti, 1958
Subfamily Neoprosorhychinae Yamaguti, 1958
Genus Roparhynchus Gupta and Kumari, 1974
Order Fasciolatidea szidat, 1936: 1
Suborder Echinostomata szidat, 1939
Superfamily Echinostomatoidea faust, 1929
Family Echinostomatidea poche, 1925: 1
Subfamily Singhiinae Yamaguti, 1958
Genus Singhia Yamaguti, 1958
Superfamily Haploporoidea Nicoll, 1935 emend, Dollfus, 1952 emend Mehra, 1961
Family Haploporidae Nicoll, 1914
Subfamily Megasoleninae manter, 1935
Genus Hapladena Linton, 1910
Subfamily Waretrematinae belouss, 1954
Genus Carassotrema Park, 1938
Genus Saccoelioides Szidat, 1954
Genus Haploporous Looss, 1902
Genus Lecithobotrys Looss, 1902
Suborder Fellodistomata Singh, 1960
Superfamily Fellodistomoidea Mehra, 1963
Family Fellodistomidae Nicoll, 1913
Subfamily Complexobursinae Yamaguri, 1971
Genus Complexobursa Osmarin and Mamaev, 1963
Subfamily Antorchinae Yamaguti, 1958
Genus Faustula Poche, 1926
Subfamily Monascinae Yamaguti, 1958
Suborder Paramphistomata Nicoll, 1914
Superfamily Paramphistomoideda Fischoeder, 1901
Family Paramphistomidae Fischoeder, 1901
Subfamily Cleptodiscinae skrjabin, 1949
Genus Neocladorchis Bhalerao, 1937
Subfamily Heliostomatinae skrjabin, 1949
Genus Helostomatis (Fukui, 1929) Mac Callaum, 1905
Subfamily Dadytrematinae Yamaguti, 1958
Genus Orientodiscus Srivastava, 1938
Genus pseudoorientodiscus Agrawal and Sharma, 1991
Subfamily Nicollodiscinae Skrjabin, 1949
Genus Nicollodiscus Srivastava, 1938
Subfamily Caballeroinae Daveraj, 1972
Genus Caballeroia Thapar, 1960
Suborder Opisthorchiata La Rue, 1957
Superfamily Opisthorchioidea faust, 1929 Vogel, 1934
Family Opisthorchiidae Braun, 1901
Subfamily Opisthorchinae Looss, 1899
Genus Opisthorchis Blanchard, 1895
Genus Gomtia Thapar, 1930
Genus Thaparotrema Gupta, 1953
Subfamily Gomtiotreminae Gupta, 1953
Genus Allogomtiotrema (Gomtiotrema Gupta, 1953) Yamaguti, 1958
Family Hetrophyidae Odhner, 1914
Subfamily Haplorchiinae Looss, 1899
Genus Haplorchoides Chen, 1949
Subfamily Polyorchitrematinae Yamaguti, 1958
Genus Polyorchitrema Srivastava, 1939
Family Cryptogonimidae Ciurea, 1933
Suborder Plagiorchiata La Rue, 1957
Family Lepocreadiidae Nicoll, 1934
Family Opecoelidae stunkard, 1931
Family Monorchiidae Odhner, 1911
Family Asymphyllodoriidae
Family Stomylotrematidae poche, 1926
Host parasite list
References