Table 4.
Comparative description of T. kalbensi n. sp. with morphologically similar species (measurements are in micrometer)
| Species | Host | Site of infection | Locality | Spore | Polar capsule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. kalbensi n. sp. (present study) | Labeo calbasu | Gills | Harike wetland, Punjab (India) | 9.5 × 4.9 | 4.8 × 3.16 |
| T. niloticus Gurley 1893 | Labeo niloticus | Skin of head | Nile (Egypt) | 5.0 × 3.5 | – |
| T. rohitae Southwell and Prashad 1918 | L. rohita | Gills | West Bengal (India) | 30.0–33.0 × 10.0–13.0 | 16.0–20.0 × 7.8–24.0 |
| T. seni Southwell and Prashad 1918 | Catla catla | Gills, fin | West Bengal (India) | 12.48–14.94 × 8.56 | 6.42 × 4.52 |
| T. calbasui Tripathi 1952 | L. calbasu | Scales | West Bengal (India) | 9.0–10.8 × 7.2 | 5.4 × 34 |
| T. mrigalae Tripathi 1952 | Cirrhina mrigala | Skin on the head | West Bengal (India) | 10.8–12.0 (11.4) | 5.4–7.2 × 3.6–5.0 |
| T. nikolski Akhmerov 1955 | Cyprinus carpio haematopterus | Fin | Amur basin (Russia) | 19.0–20.0 × 12.0 | 7.0 × 5.0–6.0 |
| T. caudatus Pagarkar and Das 1993 | L. rohita | Rays, caudal, anal fin | West Bengal (India) | 13.8 × 9.0 | 7.02 × 5.07 |
| T. andhrae Qadri, 1962 | L. fimbriatus | Gills | Andhra Pradesh (India) | 11.2–14.5 × 4.5–5.5 | 6.0–8.0 × 2.0–2.5 |
| T. boggoti Qadri 1962a | L. boggot | Gills | Andhra Pradesh (India) | 11.5 × 6.75 | 6.2 × 3.8 |
| T. andhrae Qadri 1962b | L. fimbriatus | Gills | Andhra Pradesh; Kerala (India) | 11.2–14.5 × 4.5–5.5 | 6.0–8.0 × 2.0–2.5 |
| T. shortii Qadri 1967 | L. fimbriatus | Fin | Andhra Pradesh (India) | 12.53 × 6.91 | 7.07 × 4.2 |
| T. batae Lalitha Kumari 1969 | L. bata | Gill filaments | Andhra Pradesh (India) | 12.3 × 6.2 | 7.7 × 3.0 |
| T. potaili Lalitha Kumari 1969 | L. potail | Fin | Andhra Pradesh (India) | 13.0 × 8.2 | 5.9 × 4.3 |
| T. qadrii Lalitha Kumari 1969 | L. potail | Gill filaments | Andhra Pradesh (India) | 14.7 × 5.4 | 8.2 × 3.8 |
| T. bengalensis Sarkar and Raychaudhuri 1986 | Catla catla | Gall bladder | West Bengal (India) | 10.95 × 6.59 | 5.42 × 3.47 |
| T. chilkensis Kalavati and Vaidehi 1991 | L. rohita | Gall bladder | Orissa (India) | 26.7 × 8.7 | 17.54 × 7.01 |
| T. assambai Fomena et al. 1994 | Labeo sp. | – | Africa | 10.5 × 6.0 | 7.5 × 2.7 |
| T. costeae Sakiti 1997 | L. senegalensis | Gill | Benin (Africa) | 8.5–10.5 (9.4) × 5.0–6.5 (5.6) | 4.0–5.5 (4.8) × 2.0–3.0 (2.6) |
| T. ndjamenaensis Kostoingue et al. 1999 | L. parvus | Gill | Chad (Central Africa) | 10.0–11.0 (10.0) × 7.0–8.0 (7.3) | 4.0–5.0 (4.2) × 3.0–5.0 (3.2) |
| T. bicornei Kabre et al. 2002 | L. coubie | Intestine | Burkina Faso (Africa) | 13.0–14.0 (13.5) × 8.0–9.0 (8.4) | 6.5–8.0 (7.2) × 3.5–4.0 (3.7) |
| T. avijiti Basu and Haldar 2003 | L. rohita | Dorsal fin | West Bengal (India) | 14.0 × 9.7 | 6.0 × 4.0 |
| T. chandannagarensis Basu and Haldar 2003 | Catla catla | Gill filaments | West Bengal (India) | 12.5 × 6.7 | 5.1 × 3.1 |
| T. endodermitus Mukhopadhyay and Haldar, 2004 | L. rohita | Under scales | West Bengal (India) | 13.66 × 5.35 | 7.14 × 3.0 |
| T. habibpuri Acharya and Dutta 2007 | L. rohita | Pectoral fin | West Bengal (India) | 13.9 × 8.5 | 6.0 × 4.9 |
| T. zahrahae Szekely et al. 2009 | Barbonymus gonionotus | Gills | Malaysia | 23.8 × 9.0 | 9.9 × 6.3 |
| T. imphlaensis Hemananda et al. 2010/2011 | L. rohita | Gills | Imphal (India) | 20.4–22.1 (21.33) × 8.5–10.2 (9.43) | 10.2–11.05 (10.79) × 3.40–4.25 (3.78) |