Three species of Digenea from the Atlantic leatherback turtle ( Dermochelys coriacea )

Three species of digenetic trematodes (Pyelosomum renicapite, Calycodes anthos, Cymatocarpus sp. (?)), are reported from two Atlantic leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) taken off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, in 1973. The status of the genera Pyelosomum Looss, 1899 and Astrorchis P...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Canadian Journal of Zoology
Main Author: Threlfall, William
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1979
Subjects:
Animal Science and Zoology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z79-239
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z79-239
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Summary:Three species of digenetic trematodes (Pyelosomum renicapite, Calycodes anthos, Cymatocarpus sp. (?)), are reported from two Atlantic leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) taken off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, in 1973. The status of the genera Pyelosomum Looss, 1899 and Astrorchis Poche, 1925 is discussed.

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