Helminth Parasites of the Juvenile Hawksbill Turtle Eretmochelys imbricata (Testudines: Cheloniidae) in Brazil

M. R. Werneck; E. H. S. M. Lima; T. Pires; R. J. Silva

doi:10.1645/13-479.1

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M. R. Werneck,¹ E. H. S. M. Lima,^1,* T. Pires,^* R. J. Silva^**

¹BW Consultoria Veterinária, Rua Ponciano Eugênio Duarte n.° 203, Centro, Ubatuba, São Paulo, CEP 116

^*Fundação Centro Brasileiro de Proteção e Pesquisa das Tartarugas Marinhas, Rua Acesso Projeto Tamar n.° 151, Almofala, Ceará, CEP 62.592-000, Brazil.
^**Departamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Biociências, UNESP, Distrito de Rubião Júnior S/N, CEP: 18618-000, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.

Abstract

The helminth fauna of 31 juvenile specimens of Eretmochelys imbricata from the Brazilian coast was examined. Seventeen individuals were infected with helminths (54.8%). The helminths found were: Diaschistorchis pandus, Cricocephalus albus, Metacetabulum invaginatum, Pronocephalus obliquus (Pronocephalidae), Cymatocarpus solearis (Brachycoeliidae), Styphlotrema solitaria (Styphlotrematidae), Carettacola stunkardi, Amphiorchis caborojoensis (Spirorchiidae), Orchidasma amphiorchis (Telorchiidae), and Anisakis nematode larvae. This report is the first analysis of parasite communities in this host.

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M. R. Werneck, E. H. S. M. Lima, T. Pires, and R. J. Silva "Helminth Parasites of the Juvenile Hawksbill Turtle Eretmochelys imbricata (Testudines: Cheloniidae) in Brazil," Journal of Parasitology 101(4), 500-503, (1 August 2015). https://doi.org/10.1645/13-479.1

Published: 1 August 2015

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