<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The present note describes the occurrence of <italic>Monticellius indicum</italic> Mehra, 1939 (Digenea: Spirorchiidae) in an adult loggerhead turtle, <italic>Caretta caretta</italic> (Linnaeus, 1758), found on the coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Pathological changes due to spirorchiid eggs (type 1 and 3) were found in gastrointestinal system, endocrine system, and heart. This parasite has previously been described in the green turtle, <italic>Chelonia mydas</italic> (Linnaeus, 1758), from Pakistan, Brazil and Costa Rica as well as in the hawksbill sea turtle, <italic>Eretmochelys imbricata</italic> (Linnaeus, 1766), in Brazil. This note reports the loggerhead turtle as a new host for <italic>M. indicum</italic>.</p></abstract>

The present note describes the occurrence of Monticellius indicum Mehra, 1939 (Digenea: Spirorchiidae) in an adult loggerhead turtle, Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758), found on the coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Pathological changes due to spirorchiid eggs (type 1 and 3) were found in gastrointestinal system, endocrine system, and heart. This parasite has previously been described in the green turtle, Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758), from Pakistan, Brazil and Costa Rica as well as in the hawksbill sea turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata (Linnaeus, 1766), in Brazil. This note reports the loggerhead turtle as a new host for M. indicum.

Loggerhead turtle, <italic>Caretta caretta</italic> (Linnaeus, 1758) (Testudines, Cheloniidae), as a new host of <italic>Monticellius indicum</italic> Mehra, 1939 (Digenea: Spirorchiidae) and associated lesiond to spirorchiid eggs

, Rua Saturnino Rangel Mauro 283, Pontal de Camburi, Vitória, Zip code (CEP): 29062-030, Espírito Santo State,

, Campos dos Goytacazes, Zip code (CEP): 28013-602, Rio de Janeiro State,

North Fluminense State University – Darcy Ribeiro (UENF)

Helminthologia

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

Loggerhead turtle,  (Linnaeus, 1758) (Testudines, Cheloniidae), as a new host of  Mehra, 1939 (Digenea: Spirorchiidae) and associated lesiond to spirorchiid eggs

The present note describes the occurrence of Monticellius indicum Mehra, 1939 (Digenea: Spirorchiidae) in an adult loggerhead turtle, Caretta caretta...

Loggerhead turtle, Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758) (Testudines, Cheloniidae), as a new host of Monticellius indicum Mehra, 1939 (Digenea: Spirorchiidae) and associated lesiond to spirorchiid eggs

Publié en ligne: 01 nov. 2017

Pages: 363 - 368

Reçu: 20 juin 2017

Accepté: 14 août 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/helm-2017-0047

Mots clés
Cheloniidae, Loggerhead turtle, Spirorchiidae, spirorchiid lesions

© 2017 M. R. Werneck et al., published by De Gruyter Open

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

Loggerhead turtle, Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758) (Testudines, Cheloniidae), as a new host of Monticellius indicum Mehra, 1939 (Digenea: Spirorchiidae) and associated lesiond to spirorchiid eggs

Publié en ligne: 01 nov. 2017

Pages: 363 - 368

Reçu: 20 juin 2017

Accepté: 14 août 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/helm-2017-0047

Mots clésCheloniidae, Loggerhead turtle, Spirorchiidae, spirorchiid lesions

© 2017 M. R. Werneck et al., published by De Gruyter Open

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

Mots clés
Cheloniidae, Loggerhead turtle, Spirorchiidae, spirorchiid lesions