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International Journal of Research Studies in Zoology
Volume 3, Issue 3, 2017, Page No: 33-43
doi:dx.doi.org/10.20431/2454-941X.0303005

Pervasiveness and Different Characteristics of Cestode, Confluaria capillaris (Rudolphi, 1810) from Jungle babbler, Turdoides striata at Sindh, Pakistan

Wali Muhammad Mangrio1, Hakim Ali Sahito2*, Tasneem Kousar2, Aziz Ullah3,Faheem Ahmed Jatoi2, Zafar Hussain Shah2, Bilawal uddin Ghumro2

1.Paras Public Higher School Kandiaro District: Naushahro Feroze, Sindh - Pakistan.
2.Department of Zoology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur, Sindh - Pakistan.
3.Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture Sciences, Lasbella University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Sciences, Uthal, Balochistan - Pakistan.

Citation :M Ashraful Kabir, Relation among Food Habit, Morbidity and MortalityInternational Journal of Research Studies in Zoology 2017,3(3) : 23-32.

Abstract

During an investigation on the on the helminth parasite, a species of cestode belongs to the genus; Confluaria Ablasov Spasskaja, 1966 was recovered from the large intestine of the host bird Jungle babbler; Turdoides striata from District: Naushahro Feroze, Sindh, Pakistan during 2015-16. For this purpose (n=36) host birds were disected of which (n=96) specimens were collected and few number of parasites were found in anterior as well as median part but most of the parasites were found in the terminal part of the large intestine, near the clocal opening. The specimens were observed unrelated from the congress of other cestode species but in external appearance having closely resemblance with Confluaria capillaris, (Rudolphi, 1810) which consist larger body size and segments, maximum width is found in gravid segments. When worms were alive they were whitish, delicate and opaque in body appearance and the muscular scolex wider than long and only single rows of the hooks in their rostellum and larger neck followed by 230 segments. Immature segments were maximum in numbers than the mature segments and all were wider than long. A larger rostellum along with rostellular sac and vitelline gland was seen in compact form. Also muscular suckers, cirrus sac proturated shape and dome shaped ovary, eggs were spindle shaped and tests oval in shape. The high perseverance was observed in hot summer season during the month of June and August, compared winter season with the major distinction (P < 0.05) in the whole number of the host birds. It is concluded that, many species of passeriformes hold wide range of helminth burden in their internal visceral organs it is firm call to carry out the systematic based study on the variety of helminth that lodges the high infection to these host species.


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