WERNECK, Max Rondon, GALLO, B., LIMA, E. H. D. M., SILVA, R. J. Occurrence of Amphiorchis solus Simha & Chattopadhyaya, 1970 (Digenea, Spirorchiidae) infecting Green turtle Chelonia mydas Linnaeus, 1758 (Testudines, Cheloniidae) in Brazil. Comparative Parasitology, v.78, p.200 – 203, 2011.
ABSTRACT
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 Ceará 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.
KEY WORDS: Chelonia mydas, green turtles, Amphiorchis solus, Brazil, helminth fauna, sea turtles, Spirorchiidae, trematodes.
