<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Parasitological examination of a stranded hawksbill turtle <italic>(Eretmochelys imbricata)</italic> from Pacific coast of Costa Rica revealed the presence of a rich digenean fauna including <italic>Carettacola stunkardi</italic> (Spirorchiidae), <italic>Enodiotrema reductum</italic> (Plagiorchiidae), <italic>Cricocephalus albus, Adenogaster serialis, Epi-bathra crassa, Pleurogonius lobatus, P. trigonocephalus, P. linearis</italic>, and <italic>Pyelosomum posterorchis</italic> (Pronocephalidae). All helminths except <italic>C. albus</italic> and <italic>P. lobatus</italic> represent new geographical records for Costa Rica. <italic>Carettacola stunkardi</italic> is reported for first time in an Eastern Pacific hawksbill turtle and its pathological changes are here described. Histologically, nodular lesions on the serosal surface of intestine revealed a mixed infiltrate of heterophils, lymphocytes, and histiocytes within necrotic debris. Granulomas with spirorchiid eggs were observed in the mucosa, sub-mucosa and muscular layers of stomach and intestine, gallbladder and liver.</p></abstract>

Parasitological examination of a stranded hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) from Pacific coast of Costa Rica revealed the presence of a rich digenean fauna including Carettacola stunkardi (Spirorchiidae), Enodiotrema reductum (Plagiorchiidae), Cricocephalus albus, Adenogaster serialis, Epi-bathra crassa, Pleurogonius lobatus, P. trigonocephalus, P. linearis, and Pyelosomum posterorchis (Pronocephalidae). All helminths except C. albus and P. lobatus represent new geographical records for Costa Rica. Carettacola stunkardi is reported for first time in an Eastern Pacific hawksbill turtle and its pathological changes are here described. Histologically, nodular lesions on the serosal surface of intestine revealed a mixed infiltrate of heterophils, lymphocytes, and histiocytes within necrotic debris. Granulomas with spirorchiid eggs were observed in the mucosa, sub-mucosa and muscular layers of stomach and intestine, gallbladder and liver.

Helminths of hawksbill turtle (<italic>Eretmochelys imbricata)</italic> from the Pacific coast of Costa Rica

Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Section of Parasitology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

Departamento de Patologia, Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional, Heredia, Costa Rica

Escuela de Biologia, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica

Department of Environmental Science, The 2nd University of Naples, Caserta, Italy

Helminthologia

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Helminths of hawksbill turtle ( from the Pacific coast of Costa Rica

Parasitological examination of a stranded hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) from Pacific coast of Costa Rica revealed the presence of a rich digenean...

Helminths of hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) from the Pacific coast of Costa Rica

Published Online: Feb 02, 2015

Page range: 67 - 70

Received: Apr 16, 2014

Accepted: Sep 23, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/helmin-2015-0012

Keywords
hawksbill turtle, helminths, digeneans, spirorchiid eggs, Costa Rica

© 2015 Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Helminths of hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) from the Pacific coast of Costa Rica

Published Online: Feb 02, 2015

Page range: 67 - 70

Received: Apr 16, 2014

Accepted: Sep 23, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/helmin-2015-0012

Keywordshawksbill turtle, helminths, digeneans, spirorchiid eggs, Costa Rica

© 2015 Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
hawksbill turtle, helminths, digeneans, spirorchiid eggs, Costa Rica