Haplorchis popelkae n. sp. is described from the intestine of the short-necked turtles Elseya dentata and Emydura victoriae in Northern Territory, Australia. This slipper-shaped heterophyid digenean differs from the 9 previously known species of Haplorchis in its larger overall size, a forebody that is wider than the hindbody, comparatively short ceca, and a ventral sucker that is less heavily spined than in many other species in the genus. This is the first report of Haplorchis in turtles.
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1 February 2009
Haplorchis Popelkae N. SP. (Digenea: Heterophyidae) From Short-necked Turtles (Chelidae) in Northern Australia
Scott D. Snyder,
Vasyl V. Tkach
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