• Umapati Sahay
• Ravi Rahul Singh
• Shalini Kamal
• Pranati Prabha Ekka

Abstract: Sawarkar (2012) reported a new species of Lytocestus (L. alli) from fresh water fish Clarias batrachus Bleeker (1862), a fish from Amravati, Maharashtra. The present authors found a number of errors in the description of the worm. These errors have been pointed out. Besides L.alli has already been described by Jadhav & Gavahne in the year 1991. Duplication of name is not permitted by International rule of nomenclature. The authors have reasons to consider L.alli (?) of Sawarkar to be a homonym of L.alli Jadhav and Gavahne (1991). Since the species (L.alli) described by Jadhav and Gavahne (1991) is a synonym of L.indicus Moghe (1925)- Ash (2011) therefore L.alli should also fall in the above synonymy with L.indicus Moghe (1925).

Lytocestus alii, Clarias batrachus, mistakes, validity

"Taxonomic status of Lytocestus alii Sawarkar 2012: A critical study", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.700-708, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907L07.pdf

"Taxonomic status of Lytocestus alii Sawarkar 2012: A critical study", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp700-708, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907L07.pdf