Redescription of Charaxicephaloides polyorchis Groschaft and Tenora 1978 (Digenea: Pronocephalidae) from the green turtle Chelonia mydas in Costa Rica

Santoro, M.; Brandmayr, P.; Greiner, E.; Morales, J.; Rodríguez-Ortíz, B.

doi:10.2478/s11687-009-0019-6

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Redescription of Charaxicephaloides polyorchis Groschaft and Tenora 1978 (Digenea: Pronocephalidae) from the green turtle Chelonia mydas in Costa Rica

Helminthologia

Volume 46 (2009): Issue 2 (June 2009)

By: M. Santoro, P. Brandmayr, E. Greiner, J. Morales and B. Rodríguez-Ortíz

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Abstract

Charaxicephaloides polyorchis Groschaft and Tenora, 1978 is redescribed on the basis of specimens collected from the stomach of green turtles Chelonia mydas in Costa Rica. Our specimens are consistent with the original description which was based on four flukes from the same host species from the northwest coast of Cuba. Our redescription provides a new range of variations and adds new information on this species. This represents only the second record of C. polyorchis in green turtles.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-009-0019-6 | Journal eISSN: 1336-9083 | Journal ISSN: 0440-6605

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Language: English

Page range: 97 - 99

Published on: Jun 21, 2009

Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Parasitology

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

Keywords:

Charaxicephaloides polyorchis,

Related subjects:

Zoology,

Ecology,

Life sciences, other,

Medicine,

Clinical medicine,

Microbiology, virology and infection epidemiology

© 2009 M. Santoro, P. Brandmayr, E. Greiner, J. Morales, B. Rodríguez-Ortíz, published by Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Parasitology
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