Is Amphiorchis (Digenea: Spirorchiidae) an exclusive parasite of sea turtles?

E. Palumbo; M. R. Werneck; J. I. Diaz

doi:10.2478/helm-2018-0045

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Is Amphiorchis (Digenea: Spirorchiidae) an exclusive parasite of sea turtles?

Helminthologia

Volume 56 (2019): Issue 1 (March 2019)

By: E. Palumbo, M. R. Werneck and J. I. Diaz

Open Access

|Mar 2019

Abstract

The side-necked turtle Hydromedusa tectifera commonly inhabits the tributary streams of the Rio de La Plata and occasionally is found in brackish waters within the estuary of the Rio de La Plata. Few studies have been conducted on its parasitic fauna, especially in Argentina. In the present work Amphiorchis sp. is registered for the first time in a freshwater turtle, expanding the knowledge about the specificity of the genus that until now was considered inhabiting only marine turtles.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2018-0045 | Journal eISSN: 1336-9083 | Journal ISSN: 0440-6605

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Language: English

Page range: 75 - 80

Submitted on: Nov 14, 2018

Accepted on: Dec 12, 2018

Published on: Mar 6, 2019

Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Parasitology

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Publication frequency: Volume open

Keywords:

Hydromedusa tectifera,

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