Gudivada Mani, Vankara Anu Prasanna
Department of Zoology, Maharajah's College (Autonomous), Vizianagaram, India.
Department of Animal Sciences, Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa, 516 003 India.
J Parasit Dis. 2020 Dec;44(4):850-857. doi: 10.1007/s12639-020-01264-y. Epub 2020 Sep 4.
Two new species of Unnithan, 1971 collected from gills of marine threadfin fishes and (Polynemidae) from Visakhapatnam coast, India are described. The genus is unique in possessing eversible spiny cirrus. The new species was found to possess unique morpho-anatomical characters like median row of spines on the cirrus, 12 vaginal hooks, 5-7 testes in a single row. Another new species differs from existing species of in having prostatic gland cells conspicuously on either side of seminal vesicle, septate oral suckers and 20 vaginal hooks.
描述了1971年从印度维沙卡帕特南海岸的海鲱鲤科（鲱鲤科）海鱼鳃中采集到的两个新物种Unnithan。该属的独特之处在于拥有可外翻的带刺触须。新物种被发现具有独特的形态解剖特征，如触须上的中排刺、12个阴道钩、单行排列的5 - 7个睾丸。另一个新物种与Unnithan的现有物种不同，其精囊两侧有明显的前列腺细胞、分隔的口吸盘和20个阴道钩。
