Chronic Cystitis Associated with Plesiochorus cymbiformis (Rudolphi, 1819) Looss, 1901 (Digenea: Gorgoderidae) in a Loggerhead Turtle Caretta caretta (Linnaeus 1758) (Testudines, Cheloniidae) from Brazil: A Case Report

Chronic Cystitis Associated with Plesiochorus cymbiformis (Rudolphi, 1819) Looss, 1901 (Digenea: Gorgoderidae) in a Loggerhead Turtle Caretta caretta (Linnaeus 1758) (Testudines, Cheloniidae) from Brazil: A Case Report

This paper reports the first occurrence of Plesiochorus cymbiformis (Digenea: Gorgoderidae) in a loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta [Testudines, Cheloniidae]) in Brazil and describes the histological findings of related injuries to the urinary bladder.

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of parasitology 2018-06, Vol.104 (3), p.334-336
Hauptverfasser: Werneck, Max R, Mastrangelli, Adriana, Velloso, Renato, Jerdy, Hassan, Carvalho, Eulógio C. Q
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Aquatic reptiles
Bladder
Caretta caretta
Case reports
Chelonia mydas
Cheloniidae
Confidence intervals
Cystitis
Dermochelys coriacea
Digenea
Eretmochelys imbricata
Gorgoderidae
Lepidochelys kempii
Lepidochelys olivacea
Parasites
Plesiochorus
SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
Testudines
Urinary bladder
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Zusammenfassung:This paper reports the first occurrence of Plesiochorus cymbiformis (Digenea: Gorgoderidae) in a loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta [Testudines, Cheloniidae]) in Brazil and describes the histological findings of related injuries to the urinary bladder.
ISSN:0022-3395
1937-2345
DOI:10.1645/17-116