<i>Spiroxys contortus</i> (Rudolphi, 1819) and <i>Hedruris orestiae</i> (Moniez, 1889) in Argentine turtles

Knowledge of parasites in turtles is scarce, particularly with regard to freshwater turtles of South America. Here, we describe the association of <i>Spiroxys contortus</i> (Rudolphi, 1819) in <i>Phrynops hilarii</i> (Duméril & Bibron, 1835) and <i>S. contortus</...

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Autores principales: Palumbo, Ezequiel, Capasso, Sofía Carolina, Cassano, María Julia, Alcalde, Leandro, Diaz, Julia Inés
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Publicado: 2016
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Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/85914
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topic Ciencias Naturales
Freshwater turtles
Hedruris
Helminths
Neotropics
Spiroxys
spellingShingle Ciencias Naturales
Freshwater turtles
Hedruris
Helminths
Neotropics
Spiroxys
Palumbo, Ezequiel
Capasso, Sofía Carolina
Cassano, María Julia
Alcalde, Leandro
Diaz, Julia Inés
<i>Spiroxys contortus</i> (Rudolphi, 1819) and <i>Hedruris orestiae</i> (Moniez, 1889) in Argentine turtles
topic_facet Ciencias Naturales
Freshwater turtles
Hedruris
Helminths
Neotropics
Spiroxys
description Knowledge of parasites in turtles is scarce, particularly with regard to freshwater turtles of South America. Here, we describe the association of <i>Spiroxys contortus</i> (Rudolphi, 1819) in <i>Phrynops hilarii</i> (Duméril & Bibron, 1835) and <i>S. contortus</i> and <i>Hedruris orestiae</i> (Moniez, 1889) in <i>Hydromedusa tectifera</i> (Cope, 1870). The presence of <i>S. contortus</i> in <i>P. hilarii</i> represents a new host record and also the southernmost geographic record for this species. More interestingly, the presence of <i>H. orestiae</i> in <i>H. tectifera</i> represents the first record of this helminth species from a reptilian host.
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author Palumbo, Ezequiel
Capasso, Sofía Carolina
Cassano, María Julia
Alcalde, Leandro
Diaz, Julia Inés
author_facet Palumbo, Ezequiel
Capasso, Sofía Carolina
Cassano, María Julia
Alcalde, Leandro
Diaz, Julia Inés
author_sort Palumbo, Ezequiel
title <i>Spiroxys contortus</i> (Rudolphi, 1819) and <i>Hedruris orestiae</i> (Moniez, 1889) in Argentine turtles
title_short <i>Spiroxys contortus</i> (Rudolphi, 1819) and <i>Hedruris orestiae</i> (Moniez, 1889) in Argentine turtles
title_full <i>Spiroxys contortus</i> (Rudolphi, 1819) and <i>Hedruris orestiae</i> (Moniez, 1889) in Argentine turtles
title_fullStr <i>Spiroxys contortus</i> (Rudolphi, 1819) and <i>Hedruris orestiae</i> (Moniez, 1889) in Argentine turtles
title_full_unstemmed <i>Spiroxys contortus</i> (Rudolphi, 1819) and <i>Hedruris orestiae</i> (Moniez, 1889) in Argentine turtles
title_sort <i>spiroxys contortus</i> (rudolphi, 1819) and <i>hedruris orestiae</i> (moniez, 1889) in argentine turtles
publishDate 2016
url http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/85914
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