<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
Formato: Articulo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2016
Materias:
Ciencias Naturales
Freshwater turtles
Hedruris
Helminths
Neotropics
Spiroxys
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/85914
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SEDICI (UNLP) de Universidad Nacional de La Plata
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Sumario: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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