Helminths of freshwater turtles in Northeastern Brazil: parasite-host-environment relationships
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Santana, Daniel O.
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Teixeira, Adonias A. M.
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Araujo-Filho, João A.
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Teles, Diêgo A.
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Pereira, Antonio M. A.
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Brito, Samuel V.
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Almeida, Waltécio O.
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Mesquita, Daniel O.
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Journal of Natural History
2023
2023-05-04
57
9 - 12
503
519
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2023.2203334
journal article
10.1080/00222933.2023.2203334
1464-5262
7926106
Table 3. Prevalence (%), mean intensity of infection (MII) ± standard deviation, mean abundance (MA), range (RA) and sites of infection (SI) of helminths associated with males, females and juveniles of Phrynops geoffroanus and Mesoclemmys tuberculata from Caatinga and Atlantic Forest areas, Northeastern Brazil. Sites of infection: St = stomach; Es = oesophagus; I = intestine; L = lungs and CC = coelomic cavity. *Values referring to the intensity of total infection.| Phrynops geoffroanus |
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| | Males (n = 6) | | | | Females (n = 12) | | | Juveniles (n = 8) | |
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| Parasite | (%) | MII | MA | RA | SI | (%) | MII | MA | RA | SI | (%) | MII | MA | RA | SI |
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| Digenea |
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| Echinostomatidae gen. sp. | 33.33 | 6.50 ± 6.30 | 2.17 | 2–11 | I | 58.33 | 5.71 ± 3.60 | 3.33 | 1–11 | St, I | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Nematoda |
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| Physalopteridae |
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| Physaloptera sp. (adult) | 16.67 | 1* | 0.17 | 1 | St | 8.33 | 1* | 0.08 | 1 | St | - | - | - | | - |
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| Camallanidae | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Serpinema amazonicus | - | - | - | | - | 8.33 | 6* | 0.5 | 6 | I | - | - | - | | - |
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| Serpinema monospiculatus | 50 | 34.33 ± 24.66 | 17.17 | 6–51 | I | 25 | 45.33 ± 54.62 | 11.33 3–107 | I | 25 | 3* | 0.37 | 1–2 | I, L |
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| Gnathostomatidae |
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| Spiroxys figueiredoi | 100 | 10.33 ± 10.13 | 10.33 | 1–28 | St, I | 58.33 | 7.0 ± 5.91 | 4.08 | 2–18 | St | 25 | 3* | 0.37 | 1–2 | Es, CC |
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| Mesoclemmys tuberculata |
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| | Males (n = 14) | | | Females (n = 17) | | | Juveniles (n = 4) | |
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| Parasite | (%) | MII | MA | RA | SI | (%) | MII | MA | RA | SI | (%) | MII | MA | RA | SI |
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| Cestoda |
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| Cestoda fam. gen. sp. | 7.14 | 1* | 0.07 | 1 | I | - | - | - | | - | - | - | - | | - |
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| Digenea |
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| Echinostomatidae gen. sp. | 50 | 6.57 ± 4.72 | 3.28 | 2–16 | St, I, L, Es | 47.05 | 14.62 ± 15.49 | 6.88 | 1–48 | Es, St, I | 50 | 1.50 ± 0.70 | 0.75 | 1–2 | I |
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| Monogenea |
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| Polystomatidae | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Polystomoides brasiliensis | 7.14 | 2* | 0.14 | 2 | St | - | - | - | | - | - | - | - | | - |
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| Nematoda |
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| Physalopteridae |
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| Physaloptera sp. (adult) | - | - | - | | - | 29.41 | 1 ± 0 | 0.29 | 1 | St | - | - | - | | - |
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| Camallanidae | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Serpinema amazonicus | - | - | - | | - | 11.76 | 2* | 0.12 | 1 | St, I | - | - | - | | - |
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| Serpinema monospiculatus | 21.43 | 4 ± 3.60 | 0.86 | 1–8 | I | 35.29 | 2.33 ± 1.50 | 0.82 | 1–5 | St, I | - | - | - | | - |
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| Gnathostomatidae |
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| Spiroxys figueiredoi | 57.14 | 5.62 ± 3.62 | 3.21 | 1–12 | St, I | 29.41 | 2 ± 1 | 0.59 | 1–3 | St | - | - | - | | |
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