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Black Grub Infection in Catla catla

Nature volume 175, pages 127–128 (1955)Cite this article

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MORE than 150 fingerlings of the fish Catla catla (Ham. Buch.) collected in July 1953 from freshwater sources in Samalkot, East Godavari District, Madras, were heavily infested with black grub cysts embedded under the skin and distributed all over the body. In one specimen, more than three hundred cysts were encountered. Cysts were excised and ruptured under a coverslip to release the larva, with or without its own envelope, and its organization studied by clearing it with phenol.

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  1. Freshwater Fisheries Research Station, Madras, 10

    FLORENCE G. ABRAHAM & M. ANANTARAMAN

  2. Veterinary College, Madras, 7

    FLORENCE G. ABRAHAM & M. ANANTARAMAN

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ABRAHAM, F., ANANTARAMAN, M. Black Grub Infection in Catla catla . Nature 175, 127–128 (1955). https://doi.org/10.1038/175127a0

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