TELORCHIS SPP. (DIGENEA: TELORCHIIDAE) IN TRACHEMYS DORBIGNI (DUMÉRIL & BIBRON, 1835) (TESTUDINES: EMYDIDAE) IN SOUTHERN BRAZIL

Authors

  • Carolina S. Mascarenhas Laboratório de Parasitologia de Animais Silvestres, Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia (DEMP), Instituto de Biologia (IB), Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Campus Universitário, caixa postal: 354, CEP 96010-900, Pelotas, RS, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2723-2973
  • Gertrud Müller Laboratório de Parasitologia de Animais Silvestres, Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia (DEMP), Instituto de Biologia (IB), Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Campus Universitário, caixa postal: 354, CEP 96010-900, Pelotas, RS, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4138-0375

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24039/rnh201372978

Keywords:

Brazilian slider turtle, freshwater turtle, Telorchis corti, Telorchis achavali.

Abstract

Trachemys dorbigni, the Brazilian slider turtle, is native to Uruguay, Argentina and Brazil. In Brazil the species is abundant in the southern region. This research investigated the helminth fauna of this species. We examined sixty chelonians from aquatic environments of urban and rural areas in two municipalities in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. During the research we found Telorchis achavali and Telorchis corti (Digenea). This is the first record of T. achavali in Brazil.

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Published

2013-06-21

How to Cite

Mascarenhas, C. S., & Müller, G. (2013). TELORCHIS SPP. (DIGENEA: TELORCHIIDAE) IN TRACHEMYS DORBIGNI (DUMÉRIL & BIBRON, 1835) (TESTUDINES: EMYDIDAE) IN SOUTHERN BRAZIL. Neotropical Helminthology, 7(2), 201–210. https://doi.org/10.24039/rnh201372978

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