WERNECK, Max Rondon, THOMAZINI, C., MORI, E., GONCACVES, V., GALLO, B., SILVA, R. J. Gastrointestinal helminth parasites of Loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta Linnaeus 1758 (Testudines, Cheloniidae ) in Brazil. Pan-American Journal of Aquatic Sciences, v.3, p.351 – 354, 2008.
ABSTRACT
Twelve juvenile specimens of Caretta caretta were examined and results showed five of them (41.7%) were parasitized by helminthes species, as: Sulcascaris sulcata, Kathlania leptura, Orchidasmaamphiorchis, Pyelosomum renicapite, and Calycodes anthos.
KEY WORDS: Sea Turtles, nematodes, trematodes.
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