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Some digenetic trematodes found in a loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) from Brazil

B. Cavaco

B. Cavaco

Interdisciplinary Animal Health Research Centre (CIISA), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of LisbonLisboa, Portugal
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L. M. Madeira De Carvalho

L. M. Madeira De Carvalho

Interdisciplinary Animal Health Research Centre (CIISA), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of LisbonLisboa, Portugal
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Madeira De Carvalho, L. M.
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M. R. Werneck

M. R. Werneck

BW Veterinary Consulting. Rua ProfaAraruama, Brazil
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Jun 08, 2021
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Article Category: Research Note
Published Online: Jun 08, 2021
Page range: 217 - 224
Received: Dec 28, 2020
Accepted: Feb 08, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2021-0023
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© 2021 B. Cavaco, L. M. Madeira De Carvalho, M. R. Werneck , published by Sciendo
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This paper reports three recovered species of digeneans from an adult loggerhead sea turtle - Caretta caretta (Testudines, Cheloniidae) in Brazil. These trematodes include Diaschistorchis pandus (Pronocephalidae), Cymatocarpus solearis (Brachycoeliidae) and Rhytidodes gelatinosus (Rhytidodidae) The first two represent new geographic records. A list of helminths reported from the Neotropical region, Gulf of Mexico and USA (Florida) is presented.

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