The type host of the acanthocephalan Neoechinorhynchus schmidti from Tabasco, Mexico, was erroneously reported to be the red-eared slider, Trachemys scripta elegans, which does not occur in Tabasco. Examination of specimens from the turtle host series determined that the correct type host is the Tabasco slider, Trachemys venusta.
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1 January 2005
The Type Host of Neoechinorhynchus schmidti (Acanthocephala: Neoechinorhynchidae): A Correction
Carl H. Ernst
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Acanthocephala
Mexico
Neoechinorhynchidae
Neoechinorhynchus schmidti
Tabasco
Tabasco slider
Trachemys venusta