First report of Pyelosomum cochlear (Digenea: Pronocephalidae) in a Hawksbill Turtle – Eretmochelys imbricata L. found in Brazilian Coast

First report of Pyelosomum cochlear (Digenea: Pronocephalidae) in a Hawksbill Turtle – Eretmochelys imbricata L. found in Brazilian Coast

Pyelosomum cochlear Looss 1899 (Digenea: Pronocephalidae) is a parasite exclusive to sea turtles, having been described in the green turtle (Chelonia mydas) in Egypt, the USA, Panama, Costa Rica and Brazil as well as the olive ridley turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) in Brazil. The present note describ...

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Veröffentlicht in:Helminthologia 2019-11, Vol.56 (4 p.334-337), p.334-337
Hauptverfasser: Werneck, M R, Velloso, R, Chagas, P. B. Costa Das, Leandro, H Jerdy, Amorim, R. Martins De
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Sprache:eng
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Brazil
Chelonia mydas
coasts
Costa Rica
Egypt
Eretmochelys imbricata
Lepidochelys olivacea
Panama
parasites
sea turtles
United States
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Zusammenfassung:Pyelosomum cochlear Looss 1899 (Digenea: Pronocephalidae) is a parasite exclusive to sea turtles, having been described in the green turtle (Chelonia mydas) in Egypt, the USA, Panama, Costa Rica and Brazil as well as the olive ridley turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) in Brazil. The present note describes the first occurrence of P. cochlear in a hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) found on the coast of Brazil.
ISSN:1336-9083
DOI:10.2478/helm-2019-0024