First multicenter coprological survey on helminth parasite communities of free-living loggerhead sea turtles Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758) from the Adriatic Sea and Northern Ionian Sea
The prevalence of endoparasite infections in 83 free-living specimens of Caretta caretta, classified as vulnerable species, from the Adriatic Sea and Northern Ionian Sea was investigated by coprological examination. Thirty-seven (44.6%) turtles were found to be infected with helminths. The helminth...
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doaj-43af6878412c4716a5307acc5c43d5462020-11-25T03:14:55ZengElsevierInternational Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife2213-22442020-04-0111207212First multicenter coprological survey on helminth parasite communities of free-living loggerhead sea turtles Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758) from the Adriatic Sea and Northern Ionian SeaMarianna Marangi0Piero Carlino1Chiara Profico2Vincenzo Olivieri3Giovanni Totaro4Giovanni Furii5Giacomo Marzano6Roberto Amerigo Papini7Department of Science of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Foggia, 71121, Foggia, Italy; Corresponding author. Department of Science of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Napoli 25, 71121, Foggia, University of Foggia.Sea Turtle Rescue Center, Natural History Museum of Salento, Sp. Calimera-Borgagne km 1, 73021, Calimera, Lecce, ItalySea Turtle Rescue Center “L. Cagnolaro”, Centro Studi Cetacei, Via di Sotto 5, 65125, Pescara, ItalySea Turtle Rescue Center “L. Cagnolaro”, Centro Studi Cetacei, Via di Sotto 5, 65125, Pescara, ItalySea Turtle Rescue Center Legambiente, Sp. 141 delle Saline km 7+400, 71043, Manfredonia, ItalySea Turtle Rescue Center Legambiente, Sp. 141 delle Saline km 7+400, 71043, Manfredonia, ItalySea Turtle Rescue Center “Gino Cantoro”, Torre Guaceto Natural Riserve, 72012, Carovigno, Brindisi, ItalyDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, Veterinary Teaching Hospital “Mario Modenato”, University of Pisa, 56121, San Piero a Grado, Pisa, ItalyThe prevalence of endoparasite infections in 83 free-living specimens of Caretta caretta, classified as vulnerable species, from the Adriatic Sea and Northern Ionian Sea was investigated by coprological examination. Thirty-seven (44.6%) turtles were found to be infected with helminths. The helminth infections found were: Rhytidodes gelatinosus and Sulcascaris sulcata (18.1% each), Hapalotrema mistroides (13.2%), Cymatocarpus solearis (9.6%), Eniodotrema megachondrus (7.2%), Kathlania/Tonaudia sp. (3.6%), Neospirorchis sp., Octangium sagitta and Plesiochorus cymbiformis (1.2% each). There were no significant differences in the total prevalence of helminth infections between sexes, size classes, and seasonal periods. Conversely, the prevalence of helminth infections was significantly higher (P < 0.01) in accidentally caught turtles than in stranded turtles. Highly significant differences in prevalence of helminthiases were also seen among marine sampling areas. This report provides important baseline information about the helminth fauna of free-living C. caretta in the examined geographical region. This is also the first report of O. sagitta infection in C. caretta thus broadening the host range of the parasite. Keywords: Caretta caretta, Free-living sea turtles, Helminth parasites, Adriatic Sea, Northern Ionian Seahttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224420300183 |
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Marianna Marangi Piero Carlino Chiara Profico Vincenzo Olivieri Giovanni Totaro Giovanni Furii Giacomo Marzano Roberto Amerigo Papini First multicenter coprological survey on helminth parasite communities of free-living loggerhead sea turtles Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758) from the Adriatic Sea and Northern Ionian Sea International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife |
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Marianna Marangi Piero Carlino Chiara Profico Vincenzo Olivieri Giovanni Totaro Giovanni Furii Giacomo Marzano Roberto Amerigo Papini |
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First multicenter coprological survey on helminth parasite communities of free-living loggerhead sea turtles Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758) from the Adriatic Sea and Northern Ionian Sea |
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First multicenter coprological survey on helminth parasite communities of free-living loggerhead sea turtles Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758) from the Adriatic Sea and Northern Ionian Sea |
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First multicenter coprological survey on helminth parasite communities of free-living loggerhead sea turtles Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758) from the Adriatic Sea and Northern Ionian Sea |
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First multicenter coprological survey on helminth parasite communities of free-living loggerhead sea turtles Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758) from the Adriatic Sea and Northern Ionian Sea |
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First multicenter coprological survey on helminth parasite communities of free-living loggerhead sea turtles Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758) from the Adriatic Sea and Northern Ionian Sea |
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first multicenter coprological survey on helminth parasite communities of free-living loggerhead sea turtles caretta caretta (linnaeus, 1758) from the adriatic sea and northern ionian sea |
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The prevalence of endoparasite infections in 83 free-living specimens of Caretta caretta, classified as vulnerable species, from the Adriatic Sea and Northern Ionian Sea was investigated by coprological examination. Thirty-seven (44.6%) turtles were found to be infected with helminths. The helminth infections found were: Rhytidodes gelatinosus and Sulcascaris sulcata (18.1% each), Hapalotrema mistroides (13.2%), Cymatocarpus solearis (9.6%), Eniodotrema megachondrus (7.2%), Kathlania/Tonaudia sp. (3.6%), Neospirorchis sp., Octangium sagitta and Plesiochorus cymbiformis (1.2% each). There were no significant differences in the total prevalence of helminth infections between sexes, size classes, and seasonal periods. Conversely, the prevalence of helminth infections was significantly higher (P < 0.01) in accidentally caught turtles than in stranded turtles. Highly significant differences in prevalence of helminthiases were also seen among marine sampling areas. This report provides important baseline information about the helminth fauna of free-living C. caretta in the examined geographical region. This is also the first report of O. sagitta infection in C. caretta thus broadening the host range of the parasite. Keywords: Caretta caretta, Free-living sea turtles, Helminth parasites, Adriatic Sea, Northern Ionian Sea |
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