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Helminth fauna of Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758) in the south of Espírito Santo State in Brasil

Helminthologia
Volume 53 (2016): Issue 2 (June 2016)
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|Apr 2016

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Fig. 1

Description of the histopathological lesions observed in the spleen and lungs of the C. mydas. A and B - Spleen with intact and degenerated eggs, with or without giant cells, multifocal distribution to coalescing intense. C and D - Lungs with intact and degenerated eggs, with or without giant cells, moderated multifocal distributed lesions. HE, Bars, A = 100 μm, B, = 50μm, C = 30μm, D = 20 μm
Description of the histopathological lesions observed in the spleen and lungs of the C. mydas. A and B - Spleen with intact and degenerated eggs, with or without giant cells, multifocal distribution to coalescing intense. C and D - Lungs with intact and degenerated eggs, with or without giant cells, moderated multifocal distributed lesions. HE, Bars, A = 100 μm, B, = 50μm, C = 30μm, D = 20 μm

Helminths identified in Chelonia mydas from the South coast of Espírito Santo, prevalence in turtles and organs of origin of parasites

FamiliesSpecies of helminthsN

= prevalence (n= 50 turtles);

(%)		Organs
CalycodidaeCalycodes anthos2 %SI

SI = small intestine;

and LI

LI = large intestine

CladorchiidaeSchizamphistomum sp.6 %SI
GongoderidaePlesiochorus cymbiformes2 %SI and LI
MicroscaphidiidaeAngiodictyum longum2 %Stomach
Neoctangium travassosi30 %LI
Polyangium linguatula2 %SI
SpirorchiidaeLearedius learedi16 %Heart
PronocephalidaePronocephalus trigonocephalus8 %SI
Ruicephalus minutus2 %Stomach
Charaxicephalus robustus4 %Stomach
Cricocephalus albus30 %Stomach
Cricocephalus megastomum4 %SI
Glyphicephalus lobatos4 %Stomach
Metacetabulum invaginatum52 %SI
Pleurogonius linearis4 %SI and LI
Pleurogonius longiusculus4 %SI and LI
Pronocephalus obliquus22 %SI and LI
Pyelosomum cochlear8%Bladder
TelorchiidaeOrchidasma amphiorchis6 %SI and LI
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/helmin-2016-0012 | Journal eISSN: 1336-9083 | Journal ISSN: 0440-6605
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Language: English
Page range: 195 - 199
Submitted on: Aug 31, 2015
Accepted on: Dec 2, 2015
Published on: Apr 22, 2016
Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Mathematical Institute
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
green turtles,
fluke,
morphology,
etiology
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Zoology,
Ecology,
Life sciences, other,
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Microbiology, virology and infection epidemiology

© 2016 E. Binoti, M. C. Gomes, A. De Calais Junior, M. R. Werneck, I. V. F. Martins, J. N. Boeloni, published by Slovak Academy of Sciences, Mathematical Institute
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