Pathological changes by Hapalotrema postorchis Rao 1976 (Digenea: Spirorchiidae) in a green turtle Chelonia mydas Linnaeus 1758 (Testudines, Cheloniidae) from Brazil

Pathological changes by Hapalotrema postorchis Rao 1976 (Digenea: Spirorchiidae) in a green turtle Chelonia mydas Linnaeus 1758 (Testudines, Cheloniidae) from Brazil

This note reports the occurrence of Hapalotrema postorchis Rao 1976 collected from an aortic aneurysm in a green turtle (Chelonia mydas Linnaeus 1758) found on the coast of Brazil. Besides the vascular lesion, granulomatous reactions with foreign - body giant cells were found surrounding the parasit...

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Main Authors: Werneck M. R., Souza G. B., Berger B. C., Trazzi A., Ribeiro R. B., Silva M. A., Leandro H. J., Carvalho E. C. Q.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2015-06-01
Series:Helminthologia
Subjects:
aneurism
chelonia mydas
hapalotrema postorchis
sea turtles
spirorchiidae
spirorchiids lesions
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/helmin-2015-0027

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https://doi.org/10.1515/helmin-2015-0027

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