Redescription of Charaxicephaloides polyorchis Groschaft and Tenora 1978 (Digenea: Pronocephalidae) from the green turtle Chelonia mydas in Costa Rica
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2009-06-20
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Santoro, M.
Brandmayr, P.
Greiner, E.
Morales, Juan Alberto
Rodríguez-Ortíz, B.
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Parasitological Institute of SAS
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Charaxicephaloides polyorchis (Groschaft y Tenora, 1978) se reescribe con base en especímenes recolectados del estómago de tortugas verdes Chelonia mydas en Costa Rica. Nuestros especímenes coinciden con la descripción original, basada en cuatro aletas caudales de la misma especie hospedadora de la costa noroeste de Cuba. Nuestra redescripción proporciona una nueva gama de variaciones y aporta nueva información sobre esta especie. Este es solo el segundo registro de C. polyorchis en tortugas verdes.
Charaxicephaloides polyorchis Groschaft and Tenora, 1978 is redescribed on the basis of specimens collected from the stomach of green turtles Chelonia mydas in Costa Rica. Our specimens are consistent with the original description which was based on four flukes from the same host species from the northwest coast of Cuba. Our redescription provides a new range of variations and adds new information on this species. This represents only the second record of C. polyorchis in green turtles.
Charaxicephaloides polyorchis Groschaft and Tenora, 1978 is redescribed on the basis of specimens collected from the stomach of green turtles Chelonia mydas in Costa Rica. Our specimens are consistent with the original description which was based on four flukes from the same host species from the northwest coast of Cuba. Our redescription provides a new range of variations and adds new information on this species. This represents only the second record of C. polyorchis in green turtles.
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COSTA RICA, CHELONIA MYDAS, TREMATODOS, ESTUDIO, INVESTIGATION, TREMATODES
