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1 July 2018 First Report of a Helminth Parasite, Clinostomum marginatum (Digenea: Clinostomidae) from the Federally Threatened Jollyville Plateau Salamander, Eurycea tonkawae (Caudata: Plethodontidae), from Texas, U.S.A.
Chris T. McAllister, Andrea Villamizar Gomez, Zachary C. Adcock, Michael R. J. Forstner
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Abstract

We examined 822 Jollyville Plateau Salamanders, Eurycea tonkawae, from Williamson and Travis counties, Texas, U.S.A., for endoparasites. Because this species is protected, we used a minimally invasive technique to visualize and obtain encapsulated parasites. Three salamanders (0.37%) were found to be harboring metacercaria of a Clinostomum species. We identified these digeneans as belonging to C. marginatum based on morphological characteristics and supporting molecular analyses. This is the first peer-reviewed published report of any parasite from this federally threatened salamander.

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Chris T. McAllister, Andrea Villamizar Gomez, Zachary C. Adcock, and Michael R. J. Forstner "First Report of a Helminth Parasite, Clinostomum marginatum (Digenea: Clinostomidae) from the Federally Threatened Jollyville Plateau Salamander, Eurycea tonkawae (Caudata: Plethodontidae), from Texas, U.S.A.," Comparative Parasitology 85(2), 182-188, (1 July 2018). https://doi.org/10.1654/1525-2647-85.2.182
Published: 1 July 2018
KEYWORDS
Clinostomum marginatum
Digenea
Edwards Aquifer
Eurycea tonkawae
Jollyville Plateau Salamander
Texas.
Trematoda
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