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Checklist of sea turtles endohelminth in Neotropical region
(2016-09-01)
This paper presents a list of parasites described in sea turtles from the Neotropical region. Through the review of literature the occurrence of 79 taxa of helminthes parasites were observed, mostly consisting of the Phylum ...
Diatom assemblages associated with turtle carapaces in the Neotropical region
(Universidad de Costa Rica, 2018)
The identity of a controversial Neotropical turtle hatchling (Reptilia: Testudines: Chelidae)
(Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, 2015-12)
The purpose of this paper is to set the correct identity of a hatchling chelid turtle, purportedly the southernmost record of Mesoclemmys vanderhaegei (Bour), whose identification has been doubted repeatedly. This specimen ...
A new Myxidium species (Myxozoa: Myxosporea) infecting the gallbladder of the turtle Podocnemis unifilis (Testudines: Podocnemididae) from Peruvian Amazon
(Elsevier Science Bv, 2017)
A new myxosporean species, Myxidium peruviensis n. sp., is described parasitizing the gall bladder of the yellow spotted river turtle Podocnemis unifilis kept in captivity in an Amazonian Peruvian turtle rescue unit in the ...
Endoparasites new to the Neotropical freshwater turtle, Mesoclemmys vanderhaegei (Bour 1973) (Testudines, Chelidae), from central Brazil.
(2010-01-01)
Information on endoparasites infecting Neotropical turtles is scarce. The present paper reports the occurrence of endoparasites in three adult individuals of Vanderhaege's Toad-Headed Turtle (Mesoclemmys vanderhaegei). The ...