A Report on The Incidence of Myxozoan Parasite in Schizothorax Richardsonii (Gray) from Uttarakhand, India

Abstract

The present study deals with myxozoan parasites in Schizothorax richardsonii (Gray) from spring-fed rivers Khoh, Song and Henwal in Northwestern Himalaya, India. About 132 live specimens were collected and transported to the laboratory for further investigations and examined for the presence of plasmodia. Measurements of all parameters were recorded and compared to previously available literature. The length of myxospore were found ranges between 10.87 to 11.36 µm. Though, width of spores was observed between 7.31 to 7.82 µm. The Myxozoan parasite found in the host fish belongs to the genus Myxobolus and was recognized as M. richardsonii sp.