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Platt, T. R. (2000). Helminth parasites of the western painted turtle, chrysemys picta belli (gray), including neopolystoma elizabethae n. sp. (monogenea: polystomatidae), a parasite of the conjunctival sac. Journal of Parasitology, 86(4), 815–818.
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Categories: General Keywords: Chelonia, Cheloniidae, Chelydra, Chelydra serpentina, Chelydridae, Chrysemys, Chrysemys picta, Emydidae, Habitat = habitat, Nordamerika = North America, Parasiten = parasites, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises, Veterinärmedizin = veterinary medicine Creators: Platt Collection: Journal of Parasitology |
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Neopolystoma elizabethae sp. nov. is described and figured from the conjunctival sac of the western painted turtle Chrysemys picta belli (Gray), from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, USA. Further specimens were found in Wisconsin and Indiana. This is the first species found in the conjunctival sac in chelonians in North America. The new species differs from all other species of Neopolystoma in possessing a circle of 8 genital spines that are recurved and possess a crescent-shaped base. Eight additional species of helminths, all common parasites of North American freshwater turtles, were found in the 5 turtles examined in this study: another monogenean (Polystomoides pauli) in the oral cavity; 4 species of Digenea (Eustomos chelydrae, Allassostomoides chelydrae, Spirorchis kirki, and Spirorchis parvus); and 3 species of Nematoda (Spiroxys contorta, Serpinema trispinosus, and Amphibiocapillaria serpentina). P. pauli, Spirorchis kirki, and Amphibiocapillaria serpentina are reported from Michigan for the first time.
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