Pulluterina karachiensis sp.n. (Cestoda: Anaplocephalidae) from the Wild Pigeon Columba livia Gmelin

Authors: RAFIA REHANA GHAZI, NASIRA KHATOON, SOFIA MANSOOR, FATIMA MUJIB BILQEES

Abstract: A new species, Pulluterina karachiensis, is described from the common pigeon Columba livia Gmelin in Karachi. The new species is characterized by possessing small suckers; a longer neck; fewer testes, smaller in size, and the comparatively smaller size of ova. This is the second species of the genus from Pakistan and third in the literature.

Keywords: Pulluterina karachiensis, Anaplocephalidae, Wild Pigeon, Columba livia.

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