New distributional data on <em>Haemogregarina stepanowi</em> (Apicomplexa) and <em>Placobdella costata</em> (Hirudinea) parasitising the Sicilian pond turtle <em>Emys trinacris</em> (Testudines)
The host-parasite system “Emys trinacris – Placobdella costata – Haemogregarina stepanowi” is known for Sicily, but scarce information is available to date about the distribution of the two parasites on the island. Therefore, an extensive sampling effort through visual census and collection and anal...
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Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2021-11-01
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Series: | Natural History Sciences |
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Online Access: | https://sisn.pagepress.org/index.php/nhs/article/view/544 |