… Among the observed parasites during the study period, there are some important
pathogenic parasites reported in this study from two districts (north and south 24 Parganas)
of West Bengal state in India. At the high densities, these parasites have been found as
causing the mortality in cultured prawns, leading to severe losses in various parts of the
world. … The aim of the present study was to investigate some parasitic pathogens of
Macrobrachium rosenbergii in two districts of West Bengal (north and south 24 Parganas) …

The occurrence of different freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) parasites, found
during the period from April to August 2007, was investigated in different freshwater
wetlands of north and south 24 Parganas districts of West Bengal state in India. Eleven
parasites–Zoothamnium, Epistylis, Gregarina, Amphileptus, Dileptus, Myxobolus,
Chilodonella, Balladyna, Gozia, Rhabdochona, Indocucullanus, Procamallanus and