Ecology, Environment and Conservation Paper

HISTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS BETWEEN HOST AND PARASITE IN FRESH WATER TELEOST, CLARIAS BATRACHUSINFECTED WITH CESTODE, LYTOCESTUS INDICUS

B. Laxma Reddy and G . Benarjee

Abstract

The caryophyllaeid cestode, Lytocestus indicus infects the fresh water toleost, clarias batrachus. Histochemical variations have been observed in the stomach of Clarias batrachusdue to the infection with Cytocestus indius. In the infected fish the carbohydrates, glycogen, Proteins and Lipids contents are increased significantly.