Prevalence of Leeches and Algae on Painted Turtles (Chrysemys picta) in Four Created Ponds in Central Ohio: Effects of Pond, Sex, and Age Class

Wesley O. Smith; Jessica E. Rettig; Logan E. Smith; Geoffrey R. Smith

doi:10.2744/CCB-1477.1

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Wesley O. Smith,^1,* Jessica E. Rettig,² Logan E. Smith,³ Geoffrey R. Smith^2,**

¹Department of Biology, Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana 47374 USA []
²Department of Biology, Denison University, Granville, Ohio 43023 USA [; smithg@denison.edu]
³Department of Chemistry, Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania 19041 USA []

^*Present address: Department of Biology, Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri 65897 USA
^**Corresponding author

Abstract

We examined the prevalence (% of turtles examined) of leeches (Placobdella parasitica) and algae (likely Arnoldiella sp.) on Chrysemys picta found in 4 recently created ponds in central Ohio. Chrysemys picta in ponds with fish were less likely to have leeches and more likely to have algae than those in ponds without fish. Across all ponds, males and females did not differ in leech or algal prevalence, whereas adults were more likely to have leeches than juveniles, but did not differ in algal prevalence.

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Wesley O. Smith, Jessica E. Rettig, Logan E. Smith, and Geoffrey R. Smith "Prevalence of Leeches and Algae on Painted Turtles (Chrysemys picta) in Four Created Ponds in Central Ohio: Effects of Pond, Sex, and Age Class," Chelonian Conservation and Biology 20(2), 304-307, (26 August 2021). https://doi.org/10.2744/CCB-1477.1

Received: 16 October 2020; Accepted: 6 February 2021; Published: 26 August 2021

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