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Report of the fourth specimen of Amphiorchis solus (Simha & Chattopadhyaya, 1970) Platt, 2002 46 years after the original description Cover

Report of the fourth specimen of Amphiorchis solus (Simha & Chattopadhyaya, 1970) Platt, 2002 46 years after the original description

By: M.R. Werneck and  L.S. Medeiros  
Open Access
|May 2016

Abstract

The aim of this paper was to describe the occurrence of the fourth specimen of Amphiorchis solus (Simha & Chattopadhyaya, 1970) Platt, 2002 (Digenea: Spirorchiidae) in a green turtle (Chelonia mydas L.1758) found in northeastern Brazil. Amphiorchis solus is a parasite that has only been reported in green turtles in India, Costa Rica and Brazil. Although the original description was made in 1970, only four specimens (including the one described herein) have been reported in the literature. In this note, we present the second occurrence of A. solus in Brazil, broadening information on the species and providing the first photographic record of this parasite.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/helmin-2016-0020 | Journal eISSN: 1336-9083 | Journal ISSN: 0440-6605
Language: English
Page range: 391 - 395
Submitted on: Jan 25, 2016
Accepted on: Mar 30, 2016
Published on: May 9, 2016
Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Parasitology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2016 M.R. Werneck, L.S. Medeiros, published by Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Parasitology
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