title: Helminth Parasites of Juvenile Green Turtles Chelonia mydas (Testudines: Cheloniidae) in Brazil.
abstract: The present study offers a parasitological analysis of juvenile individuals of the green turtle ( Chelonia mydas ) found on the Brazilian coast between 2004 and 2011. Helminths were found in 90 out of 136 individuals (66.2%, CI = 57.7-74.0). In total, 29,411 helminths were collected, belonging to the families Brachycoeliidae, Cladorchiidae, Microscaphidiidae, Pronocephalidae, Rhytidodidae, and Spirorchiidae. Mean species richness was 4.74 (CI = 4.03-5.46), the mean intensity was 327 (CI = 223-489), and the mean abundance was 216 (CI = 146-339). This study also reports new geographical records for: Angiodictyum longum, Angiodictyum parallelum, Rameshwarotrema uterocrescens, Pyelosomum cochlear, Schizamphistomum scleroporum, Cymatocarpus solearis, and Neospirorchis sp. This is the first analysis of helminth composition in juveniles of green turtles.
authors: BW Consultoria Veterinária, Rua Ponciano Eugênio Duarte no. 203, Centro, Ubatuba, São Paulo, CEP 11680-000, Brazil.
authors: M R
authors: MR
authors: Werneck
authors: BW Consultoria Veterinária, Rua Ponciano Eugênio Duarte no. 203, Centro, Ubatuba, São Paulo, CEP 11680-000, Brazil.
authors: R J
authors: RJ
authors: Silva
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D014200:Trematoda / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014201:Trematode Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014426:Turtles / Q000469:parasitology*; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000469:parasitology; D014781:Viscera / Q000469:parasitology