Genarchopsis goppo

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Genarchopsis goppo
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Platyhelminthes
Class:
Trematoda
Subclass:
Digenea
Order:
Plagiorchiida
Superfamily:
Hemiuroidea
Family:
Derogenidae
Genus:
Genarchopsis
Species:
G. goppo
Binomial name
Genarchopsis goppo
Ozaki, 1925

Genarchopsis goppo is a species of a trematode, or fluke worm, in the family Derogenidae. [1]

Genarchopsis goppo was classified within the family Hemiuridae. [2]

Life cycle

The first intermediate hosts of Genarchopsis goppo include freshwater snails Amnicola travancorica [2] and Semisulcospira libertina . [1]

The second intermediate hosts include ostracods Stenocypris malcolmsoni , Eucyoris capensis , [2] copepods Mesocyclops leuckarti , Thermocyclops hyalinus and Eucyclops sarrulatus . [1]

Hosts of Genarchopsis goppo include fish: the spotted snakehead Channa punctata , [2] Rhinogobius sp. and Odontobutis obscura . [1]

Paratenic hosts include fish Aplocheilus panchax . [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Urabe M. (2001). "Life cycle of Genarchopsis goppo (Trematoda: Derogenidae) from Nara, Japan". Journal of Parasitology 87(6):1404–1408. doi : 10.1645/0022-3395(2001)087[1404:LCOGGT]2.0.CO;2.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Madhavi R. (1978). "Life history of Genarchopsis goppo Ozaki, 1925 (Trematoda: Hemiuridae) from the freshwater fish Channa punctata". Journal of Helminthology 52: 251–259. PMID   722045.


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