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<p>This article reports the first occurrence of <italic>Rhytidodes gelatinosus</italic> (Rudolphi, 1819) <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="j_helm-2023-0030_ref_011">Looss, 1901</xref> (Digenea: Rhytidodidae) in the olive-ridley turtle <italic>Lepidochelys olivacea</italic> (Testudines: Chelonidae), in an individual found in the State of Sergipe, Brazil. Although <italic>R. gelatinosus</italic> has already been described in other species of sea turtles in the world, this is the first report of this parasite in <italic>L. olivacea</italic>. We also present a list of hosts and locations where this helminth has already been identified.</p>
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This article reports the first occurrence of Rhytidodes gelatinosus (Rudolphi, 1819) Looss, 1901 (Digenea: Rhytidodidae) in the olive-ridley turtle Lepidochelys olivacea (Testudines: Chelonidae), in an individual found in the State of Sergipe, Brazil. Although R. gelatinosus has already been described in other species of sea turtles in the world, this is the first report of this parasite in L. olivacea. We also present a list of hosts and locations where this helminth has already been identified.

First report of <italic>Rhytidodes gelatinosus</italic> (Rudolphi, 1819) Looss, 1901 (Digenea: Rhytidodidae) in an olive-ridley Turtle <italic>Lepidochelys olivacea</italic> (Eschscholtz, 1829) from Brazil

Interdisciplinary Animal Health Research Centre (CIISA), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Associated Laboratory for Animal and Veterinary Science (AL4AnimalS)

Postgraduate Program in Ecology and Environmental Monitoring

Helminthologia

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First report of  (Rudolphi, 1819) Looss, 1901 (Digenea: Rhytidodidae) in an olive-ridley Turtle  (Eschscholtz, 1829) from Brazil

This article reports the first occurrence of Rhytidodes gelatinosus (Rudolphi, 1819) Looss, 1901 (Digenea: Rhytidodidae) in the olive-ridley turtle...

First report of Rhytidodes gelatinosus (Rudolphi, 1819) Looss, 1901 (Digenea: Rhytidodidae) in an olive-ridley Turtle Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829) from Brazil

Article Category: Research Note

Published Online: Dec 26, 2023

Page range: 257 - 262

Received: Jun 21, 2023

Accepted: Jul 23, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2023-0030

Keywords
Brazil, olive-ridley turtles,

© 2023 J. Da Cunha Fernandes et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

First report of Rhytidodes gelatinosus (Rudolphi, 1819) Looss, 1901 (Digenea: Rhytidodidae) in an olive-ridley Turtle Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829) from Brazil

Article Category: Research Note

Published Online: Dec 26, 2023

Page range: 257 - 262

Received: Jun 21, 2023

Accepted: Jul 23, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2023-0030

KeywordsBrazil, olive-ridley turtles,

© 2023 J. Da Cunha Fernandes et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Brazil, olive-ridley turtles,