Platyhelminthes parasites of fish of economic importance from Diamond Harbour, West Bengal Author Ghosh, Anindita Author Chakrabarti, Shuvajit Author Purushothaman, Jasmine text Records of the Zoological Survey of India 2017 2017-12-01 117 3 242 242 http://dx.doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v117/i3/2017/120967 journal article 10.26515/rzsi/v117/i3/2017/120967 2581-8686 13184241 32. Faustula brevichrus (Srivastava, 1935) Yamaguti , 1960 1935. Orientophorus brevichrus Srivastava, Parasit . 27 (3): 377 1958. Faustula brevichrus Yamaguti, Syst. Helm. Vol. I. The Dig. Trem. Vert. Interscience Publishers , New York : 34 Material examined: Host: Hilsa ilisha (Hamilton, 1822) ; location: intestine; locality: Diamond Harbour, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal ; collector: Jasmine, P. & party Diagnostic characters: Body oval, spined; oral sucker equal to acetabulum; oesophagus long; intestinal caeca extends beyond testes; testes symmetrical, at either side of the acetabulum; ovary pretesticular, lobed; cirrus sac flask shaped, overlaps acetabulum; genital pore almost at the level of intestinal bifurcation; vitelline follicles lateral; situated at the acetabular zone; uterus occupies entire hind region of the body; excretory vesicle ‘Y’ shaped. Distribution: India : Uttar Pradesh , West Bengal . Remarks: This species has been newly recorded from Diamond Harbour.