Helminth Parasites of Juvenile Green Turtles Chelonia mydas (Testudines: Cheloniidae) in Brazil

Autor(es)

Werneck, M. R. ^[1] ; Silva, R. J. ^[1]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] BW Consultoria Vet, BR-11680000 Sao Paulo - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Journal of Parasitology; v. 101, n. 6, p. 713-716, DEC 2015.
• Citações Web of Science: 11

Resumo

The present study offers a parasitological analysis of juvenile individuals of the green turtle (Chelonia mydas) found on the Brazilian coast between 2004 and 2011. Helminths were found in 90 out of 136 individuals (66.2%, CI = 57.7-74.0). In total, 29,411 helminths were collected, belonging to the families Brachycoeliidae, Cladorchiidae, Microscaphidiidae, Pronocephalidae, Rhytidodidae, and Spirorchiidae. Mean species richness was 4.74 (CI = 4.03-5.46), the mean intensity was 327 (CI = 223-489), and the mean abundance was 216 (CI = 146-339). This study also reports new geographical records for: Angiodictyum longum, Angiodictyum parallelum, Rameshwarotrema uterocrescens, Pyelosomum cochlear, Schizamphistomum scleroporum, Cymatocarpus solearis, and Neospirorchis sp. This is the first analysis of helminth composition in juveniles of green turtles (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 07/59504-7 - Estudo da helmintofauna de tartarugas marinhas procedentes da costa brasileira.
• Beneficiário: Reinaldo José da Silva
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular