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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Main Authors: Rita Scardino, Marco Arculeo, Vincenzo Arizza, Giuseppe Bazan, Mario Lo Valvo, Federico Marrone, Luca Vecchioni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2021-11-01
Series:Natural History Sciences
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Online Access:https://sisn.pagepress.org/index.php/nhs/article/view/544