Occurrence of Amphiorchis solus (Simha & Chattopadhyaya, 1970) (Digenea: Spirorchiidae) Infecting the Green Turtle Chelonia mydas Linnaeus, 1758 (Testudines: Cheloniidae) in Brazil

Artigo

Fecha

2011-01-01

Registro en:

Comparative Parasitology. Lawrence: Helminthological Soc Washington, v. 78, n. 1, p. 200-203, 2011.

1525-2647

http://hdl.handle.net/11449/18936

10.1654/4435.1

WOS:000287338700023

http://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/3893174

Autor

Fundação Protamar

Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)

Institución

Universidade Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (Brasil)

Resumen

The occurrence of one specimen of Amphiorchis solus (Simha & Chattopadhyaya, 1970) found in the heart of a green sea turtle Chelonia mydas Linnaeus, 1758 from Ceara state, Brazil, is reported. A comparison of the morphology of Amphorchis caborojoensis Fischthal & Acholonu, 1976 and A. solus also is presented. A new geographical distribution of A. solus is reported.

Materias

Brazil

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