New species of Polystomoides (Monogenoidea: Polystomatidae) parasitizing the urinary bladder of a freshwater turtle in Brazil

New species of Polystomoides (Monogenoidea: Polystomatidae) parasitizing the urinary bladder of a freshwater turtle in Brazil

Abstract Trachemys dorbigni is the most abundant freshwater turtle species in Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil. Chelonians are known to host a wide variety of pathogens, including viruses, bacteria, hemoparasites and helminths. Among these, nine genera of polystomatid flatworms (Monogenoidea; Poly...

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Main Authors: Julia Somavilla Lignon, Simone Chinicz Cohen, Marcia Cristina Nascimento Justo, Louis Du Preez, Carine Glaucia Comarella, Rogerio Akio Nishimaru, Paulo Vinicius Abbade Moreira Souza, Michelli Westphal de Ataíde, Daniel Curvellho de Mendonça Müller, Maurício Veloso Brun, Silvia Gonzalez Monteiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria 2023-07-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
Subjects:
Platyhelminthes
chelonians
Rio Grande do Sul
Trachemys dorbigni
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