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Helminth Parasites of the Juvenile Hawksbill Turtle Eretmochelys imbricata (Testudines: Cheloniidae) in Brazil

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Author(s):
Werneck, M. R. [1] ; Lima, E. H. S. M. [2] ; Pires, T. [2] ; Silva, R. J. [3]
Total Authors: 4
Affiliation:
[1] BW Consultoria Vet, BR-11680000 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Fundacao Ctr Brasileiro Protecao & Pesquisa Tarta, BR-62592000 Almofala, Ceara - Brazil
[3] Univ Estadual Paulista, Inst Biociencias, Dept Parasitol, BR-18618000 Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: Journal of Parasitology; v. 101, n. 4, p. 500-503, AUG 2015.
Web of Science Citations: 7
Abstract

The helminth fauna of 31 juvenile specimens of Eretmochelys imbricata from the Brazilian coast was examined. Seventeen individuals were infected with helminths (54.8%). The helminths found were: Diaschistorchis pandus, Cricocephalus albus, Metacetabulum invaginatum, Pronocephalus obliquus (Pronocephalidae), Cymatocarpus solearis (Brachycoeliidae), Styphlotrema solitaria (Styphlotrematidae), Carettacola stunkardi, Amphiorchis caborojoensis (Spirorchiidae), Orchidasma amphiorchis (Telorchiidae), and Anisakis nematode larvae. This report is the first analysis of parasite communities in this host. (AU)