Histopathological study of fresh water fishes infected with ptychobothridean tapeworms parasite from godavri basin M.S. (India)

Abstract

The histological characteristic of the intestine and the ultra structure of its mucosa were studied in Channa marulius (Hamilton 1822). The histological characterization revealed that the wall of the intestine is composed of the mucosa, submucosa, muscularis, serosa and intestinal villi. For the study of histopathology of Channa marulius collected from Godavari Basin during the period of June 2009 and after the dissection their intestinal passage was examined for tapeworm parasites. The tapeworm Circumoncobothrium govindii Sp. have been studied to find the pathological changes and extent damage of the intestinal layer of Channa marulius.