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Traversa, D., Capelli, G., Iorio, R., Bouamer, S., Cameli, A., & Giangaspero, A. (2005). Epidemiology and biology of nematodofauna affecting testudo hermanni, testudo graeca and testudo marginata in italy. Parasitological Research, 98(1), 14–20.
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| Resource type: Journal Article BibTeX citation key: Traversa2005a View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Habitat = habitat, Parasiten = parasites, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises, Südeuropa = Southern Europe, Testudinidae, Testudo, Testudo graeca, Testudo hermanni, Testudo marginata, Veterinärmedizin = veterinary medicine Creators: Bouamer, Cameli, Capelli, Giangaspero, Iorio, Traversa Collection: Parasitological Research |
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Testudinidae Tortoises of the genus Testudo living in Italy are Testudo hermanni, Testudo graeca and Testudo marginata. Although a great deal of information has been acquired on the internal medicine and surgery on these animals, little is known of their parasitological fauna. A survey on the presence of gastro-intestinal parasitic nematodes in tortoises bred in Italy was carried out to acquire extensive epidemiological data. Stool samples of 62 tortoises (37 T. hermanni hermanni, 13 T. graeca, 6 T. hermanni boettgeri and 6 T. marginata) were macroscopically examined and subjected to qualitative (flotation and Baermann techniques) and quantitative (McMaster technique) microscopic examinations. Adult nematodes were identified using morphological keys. Eggs of oxyurids (species indistinguishable) and adults of Alaeuris numidica, Mehdiella microstoma, Mehdiella uncinata, Tachygonetria longicollis, Tachygonetria conica and Tachygonetria palearcticus (Oxyurida, Pharyngodonidae); larvae and adults of Atractis dactyluris (Ascaridida, Atractidae); and eggs and adults of Angusticaecum holopterum (Ascaridida, Ascarididae) were identified in all animals >1 year, whereas all tortoises <1 year of age were parasite-free. Moreover, this study reports for the first time A. numidica and M. microstoma in T. marginata. This work shows that nematodes affecting tortoises are diffused in Italy and highlights the need to investigate their epidemiology more in depth.
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