Biography
Sailesh Chandra Dutt, Indian helminthologist and parasitologist (Sylhet, Bangladesh 11 January 1919 – 16 August 1979)
Authored over 100 research papers
With H.D. Srivastava elucidated the life cycle of Stephanofilaria assamensis, the causative agent of cattle humpsore (1963)
Identified the intermediate host of human and pig parasites (Gastrodiscoides hominis) and its transmission
With M.C. Agrawal. Method of maintenance of fresh water snails in the laboratory. Gujvet 8:55-7, 1974
DESCRIBED PARASITE TAXA
Genera (Trematoda)
Orientobilharzia 1955 with Srivastava
Sinobilharzia 1955 with Srivastava
Species
Cercaria hardayali 1970
Cercaria helicorbisi 1968 with Kumar & Jain
Cercaria shibi 1958
Cercaria srivastavai 1957
Cotugnia columbae 1969 with Malviya
Cotugnia srivastavai 1970 with Malviya
Gastrothylax indicus
Orientobilharzia dattai 1952
Parafilaria sahaii 1978 with Srivastava
Raillietina mehrai 1971 with Malviya
Raillietina singhi 1971 with Malviya
Setaria indica 1963
