This paper describes the first occurrence of Rhytidodoides similis Price, 1939, parasitizing a juvenile green turtle (Chelonia mydas Linnaeus, 1758) found on the coast of Brazil. This parasite is known only from C. mydas, with previous reports of occurrences in the liver and gall bladder of green sea turtles found in the United States, Panama, and Costa Rica. In this case, no gross or microscopic lesions were found on the liver associated with R. similis. However, microscopic analysis of the liver revealed granulomas of trematode eggs consistent with spirorchiids.
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1 July 2015
Occurrence of Rhytidodoides similis Price, 1939 (Digenea: Rhytidodidae) and Lesions Due to Spirorchiid Eggs in a Green Turtle, Chelonia mydas Linnaeus, 1758 (Testudines, Cheloniidae), from Brazil
Max R. Werneck,
Érika Binoti,
Isabella V. F. Martins,
Antonio De Calais Junior,
Moara C. Gomes,
Jankerle N. Boeloni,
Alessandro Trazzi,
Bruno Berger
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Comparative Parasitology
Vol. 82 • No. 2
July 2015
Vol. 82 • No. 2
July 2015
Chelonia mydas
helminth fauna
hepatic lesions
marine turtle, parasitology
Rhytidodidae
Rhytidodoides similis
Spirorchiidae
