New records of digeneans from Podocnemis spp. (Testudines, Podocnemididae) from Iquitos, Peru

New records of digeneans from Podocnemis spp. (Testudines, Podocnemididae) from Iquitos, Peru

We obtained 8 digestive tract of the turtle <em>Podocnemis expansa</em> and 18 of <em>P. unifilis</em> from the Belen market (Iquitos, Peru). Only digeneans were studied and identified. Four species were found: <em>Nematophila grandis</em> (Diesing, 1839) Travasso...

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Main Authors: Manuel Tantaleán, Nofre Sánchez, Oscar Pineda Catalan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos 2011-06-01
Series:Revista Peruana de Biología
Subjects:
Digenea
Podocnemis expansa
Podocnemis unifilis
Perú.
Online Access:http://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/rpb/article/view/160
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Summary:We obtained 8 digestive tract of the turtle <em>Podocnemis expansa</em> and 18 of <em>P. unifilis</em> from the Belen market (Iquitos, Peru). Only digeneans were studied and identified. Four species were found: <em>Nematophila grandis</em> (Diesing, 1839) Travassos, 1934, <em>Halltrema avitellina</em> Lent &amp; Freitas, 1939,<em> Podocnemitrema papillosum</em> Alho &amp; Vicente, 1964 and <em>Telorchis hagmanni</em> Lent &amp; Freitas, 1937. <em>Halltrema avitellina</em>, <em>Podocnemitrema papillosum</em> and <em>Telorchis hagmanni</em> are new records from Peru.
ISSN:1561-0837
1727-9933

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