Amphiorchis stacyi n. sp. (Digenea: Spirorchiidae) in the heart of a green turtle from Florida, USA and the literature review of Amphiorchis (Price, 1934)

Max Rondon Werneck; Ellis C Greiner

doi:10.1007/s00436-018-5846-2

Amphiorchis stacyi n. sp. (Digenea: Spirorchiidae) in the heart of a green turtle from Florida, USA and the literature review of Amphiorchis (Price, 1934)

Parasitol Res. 2018 Jun;117(6):1709-1716. doi: 10.1007/s00436-018-5846-2. Epub 2018 Apr 26.

Authors

Max Rondon Werneck¹, Ellis C Greiner²

Affiliations

¹ BW Veterinary Consulting LTDA, Estrada RJ Km 12, Araruama, Rio de Janeiro State, 28970-000, Brazil. [email protected].
² Department of Comparative. Diagnostic, and Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA.

PMID: 29696396
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-018-5846-2

Abstract

The present paper reports the occurrence of the seventh species in the genus Amphiorchis (Digenea: Spirorchiidae) collected from the heart of a green turtle found in Florida, USA. A taxonomic key to the species of Amphiorchis and a literature review for the genus are presented.

Keywords: Amphiorchis; Amphiorchis stacyi; Chelonia mydas; New species; Spirorchiidae.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Florida
Heart / parasitology*
Schistosomatidae / anatomy & histology
Schistosomatidae / classification
Schistosomatidae / isolation & purification*
Trematode Infections / veterinary*
Turtles / classification
Turtles / parasitology*