Authors : R.R. Dandwate
Page Nos : 192-194
Description :
The present parasite is endoparasite of Mastacembalus armatus, a fresh water fish found in a Savitri river, Kokan. The parasite absorb the lipids from host due to which the lipid in host body get decreases and in body of parasite i.e. circumoncobothrium singhii n.sp get increases. Present paper deals with biochemical estimation of lipid from Circumoncobothrium singhii n.sp its results shows that the percentage of lipid is high in parasites as compared to their hosts. Parasite absorbing most of nourshing from host and fulfilling its need and causing hinderence in the proper development of host.
