title: Redescription of Hapalotrema mistroides (Monticelli, 1896) and Hapalotrema synorchis Luhman, 1935 (Digenea: Spirorchidae), with comments on other species in the genus.
abstract: Hapalotrema mistroides (Monticelli, 1896) Stiles and Hassall, 1908 and Hapalotrema synorchis Luhman, 1935 are redescribed using specimens from the loggerhead turtle. Caretta caretta (L.). The redescription of H. mistroides is based on specimens collected by Looss and described as Hapalotrema constrictum Leared, 1862 and renamed Hapalotrema loossi Price, 1934, which is now considered a junior synonym of H. mistroides. Hapalotrema orientalis Takeuti, 1942 is considered a junior synonym of Hapalotrema synorchis. The redescriptions are consistent with the originals but provide an unreported range of variation while adding new information about the reproductive systems. Reexamination of Hapalotrema dorsopora Dailey, Fast, and Balazs, 1993 confirms the presence of a reproductive system typical for the genus and the absence of a dorsal genital pore; therefore, H. dorsopora is reduced to a junior synonym of Hapalotrema mehrai Rao, 1976. Four valid species of Hapalotrema are recognized: H. mistroides. H. synorchis, H. postorchis, and H. mehrai, and a key to the species is provided.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA.
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Platt
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Blair
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017691:Caribbean Region; D004534:Egypt; D005431:Florida; D019156:Indian Ocean; D007558:Italy; D008522:Mediterranean Sea; D010140:Pacific Ocean; D011793:Queensland; D014200:Trematoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D014426:Turtles / Q000469:parasitology*; D014904:Western Australia