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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| author | Rita Scardino Marco Arculeo Vincenzo Arizza Giuseppe Bazan Mario Lo Valvo Federico Marrone Luca Vecchioni |
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| description | 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 analysis of blood smears of the endemic Sicilian pond turtle E. trinacris was carried out in 46 water bodies scattered throughout mainland Sicily. Our findings revealed that the distribution of both parasites is limited to the Nebrodi area, where the infection of H. stepanowi has shown a high incidence on the local turtle populations. Our data suggest no correlation between the current distribution of the two parasite species and environmental features. The current distribution of H. stepanowi and P. costata seems not to be relictual, but rather the outcome of a recent colonisation process. Considering the possible negative impact of both H. stepanowi and P. costata on their turtle host, their long-term effect on E. trinacris should be investigated. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-27c82bc9ea7540819abd22e34e5f010a2022-12-21T20:42:02ZengPAGEPress PublicationsNatural History Sciences2385-04422385-09222021-11-0110.4081/nhs.2022.544New distributional data on <em>Haemogregarina stepanowi</em> (Apicomplexa) and <em>Placobdella costata</em> (Hirudinea) parasitising the Sicilian pond turtle <em>Emys trinacris</em> (Testudines)Rita Scardino0Marco Arculeo1Vincenzo Arizza2Giuseppe Bazan3Mario Lo Valvo4Federico Marrone5Luca Vecchioni6Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie biologiche, chimiche e farmaceutiche, University of PalermoDipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie biologiche, chimiche e farmaceutiche, University of PalermoDipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie biologiche, chimiche e farmaceutiche, University of PalermoDipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie biologiche, chimiche e farmaceutiche, University of PalermoDipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie biologiche, chimiche e farmaceutiche, University of PalermoDipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie biologiche, chimiche e farmaceutiche, University of PalermoDipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie biologiche, chimiche e farmaceutiche, University of PalermoThe 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 analysis of blood smears of the endemic Sicilian pond turtle E. trinacris was carried out in 46 water bodies scattered throughout mainland Sicily. Our findings revealed that the distribution of both parasites is limited to the Nebrodi area, where the infection of H. stepanowi has shown a high incidence on the local turtle populations. Our data suggest no correlation between the current distribution of the two parasite species and environmental features. The current distribution of H. stepanowi and P. costata seems not to be relictual, but rather the outcome of a recent colonisation process. Considering the possible negative impact of both H. stepanowi and P. costata on their turtle host, their long-term effect on E. trinacris should be investigated.https://sisn.pagepress.org/index.php/nhs/article/view/544blood parasites, conservation, Emydidae, Glossiphoniidae, Haemogregarinidae |
| spellingShingle | Rita Scardino Marco Arculeo Vincenzo Arizza Giuseppe Bazan Mario Lo Valvo Federico Marrone Luca Vecchioni 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) Natural History Sciences blood parasites, conservation, Emydidae, Glossiphoniidae, Haemogregarinidae |
| title | 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) |
| title_full | 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) |
| title_fullStr | 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) |
| title_full_unstemmed | 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) |
| title_short | 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) |
| title_sort | 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 |
| topic | blood parasites, conservation, Emydidae, Glossiphoniidae, Haemogregarinidae |
| url | https://sisn.pagepress.org/index.php/nhs/article/view/544 |
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