1. ABDUL SAEED HULIO - Department of Zoology, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan.
2. Dr. SANJOTA NIRMAL DAS - Department of Zoology, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan.
3. ALY KHAN - Crop Diseases Research, Institute (CDRI), University of Karachi Campus, Karachi.
4. TASMINA LAGARI - Department of Zoology, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan.
5. MAHEK HULIO - Department of Zoology, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan.
6. SEEMA MAHESAR - Department of Zoology, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan.
Mesoophorodiplostomum heckmanni n. sp. infest the small intestine of Bubulcus ibis (Cattle egret). New specimens are similar to genus species Mesoophorodiplostomum anterovarium (Dronen, 1985) and Mesoophorodiplostomum pricei (Krull, 1934) Dubois 1936 with respect to general body appearance, but differs in oral sucker size, esophagus, acetabulum, holdfast organ, gonads, vitelline follicles distribution, copulatory bursa evert, and a new host and locality. A new species Mesoophorodiplostomum heckmanni is proposed based on the unique morphotaxonomic features of the present specimens compared to all reported species of the genus Mesoophorodiplostomum. It is the first record for this genus and host Bubulcus ibis (Cattle egret) from Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan.
Trematode, Mesoophorodiplostomum heckmanni, New Species, Bubulcus Ibis (Cattle Egret), Larkana Sindh, Pakistan.