Report ofNeospirorchis schistosomatoides Price 1934 (Digenea: Spirorchiidae) infecting a Green Turtle, Chelonia mydas Linnaeus, 1758 (Testudines, Cheloniidae), from Brazil
We report the occurrence of Neospirorchis schistosomatoidesPrice 1934 in a juvenile green turtle (Chelonia mydas L.1758) from the Brazilian coast. This species has been reported only in green turtles from the USA, Bermuda and Australia. Only two entire specimens and parts of six worms were found in...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:5bbf13d6bc234d91b1f3d50613e5620a 2023-08-27T04:11:59+02:00 Report ofNeospirorchis schistosomatoides Price 1934 (Digenea: Spirorchiidae) infecting a Green Turtle, Chelonia mydas Linnaeus, 1758 (Testudines, Cheloniidae), from Brazil Werneck M. R. Souza G. B. Berger B. C. 2016-03-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1515/helmin-2015-0074 https://doaj.org/article/5bbf13d6bc234d91b1f3d50613e5620a EN eng Sciendo https://doi.org/10.1515/helmin-2015-0074 https://doaj.org/toc/0440-6605 https://doaj.org/toc/1336-9083 0440-6605 1336-9083 doi:10.1515/helmin-2015-0074 https://doaj.org/article/5bbf13d6bc234d91b1f3d50613e5620a Helminthologia, Vol 53, Iss 1, Pp 94-98 (2016) brazil chelonia mydas digenea green turtle neospirorchis schistosomatoides spirorchiidae Microbiology QR1-502 article 2016 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1515/helmin-2015-0074 2023-08-06T00:40:50Z We report the occurrence of Neospirorchis schistosomatoidesPrice 1934 in a juvenile green turtle (Chelonia mydas L.1758) from the Brazilian coast. This species has been reported only in green turtles from the USA, Bermuda and Australia. Only two entire specimens and parts of six worms were found in the host’s heart. The collection, identification and morphometric data of intact specimens of N. schistosomatoides are rare and restricted to the original description. This paper presents the first report of N. schistosomatoides in green turtles from the western South Atlantic Ocean. Article in Journal/Newspaper South Atlantic Ocean Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Helminthologia 53 1 94 98 |
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We report the occurrence of Neospirorchis schistosomatoidesPrice 1934 in a juvenile green turtle (Chelonia mydas L.1758) from the Brazilian coast. This species has been reported only in green turtles from the USA, Bermuda and Australia. Only two entire specimens and parts of six worms were found in the host’s heart. The collection, identification and morphometric data of intact specimens of N. schistosomatoides are rare and restricted to the original description. This paper presents the first report of N. schistosomatoides in green turtles from the western South Atlantic Ocean. |
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Report ofNeospirorchis schistosomatoides Price 1934 (Digenea: Spirorchiidae) infecting a Green Turtle, Chelonia mydas Linnaeus, 1758 (Testudines, Cheloniidae), from Brazil |
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Report ofNeospirorchis schistosomatoides Price 1934 (Digenea: Spirorchiidae) infecting a Green Turtle, Chelonia mydas Linnaeus, 1758 (Testudines, Cheloniidae), from Brazil |
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Report ofNeospirorchis schistosomatoides Price 1934 (Digenea: Spirorchiidae) infecting a Green Turtle, Chelonia mydas Linnaeus, 1758 (Testudines, Cheloniidae), from Brazil |
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Report ofNeospirorchis schistosomatoides Price 1934 (Digenea: Spirorchiidae) infecting a Green Turtle, Chelonia mydas Linnaeus, 1758 (Testudines, Cheloniidae), from Brazil |
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Report ofNeospirorchis schistosomatoides Price 1934 (Digenea: Spirorchiidae) infecting a Green Turtle, Chelonia mydas Linnaeus, 1758 (Testudines, Cheloniidae), from Brazil |
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