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Tkach, V. V., Snyder, S. D., & Vaughan, J. A. (2008). A new species of blood fluke (digenea: spirorchiidae) from the malayan box turtle, cuora amboinensis (cryptodira: geomydidae) in thailand. Journal of Parasitology.
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| Resource type: Journal Article DOI: 10.1645/GE-1858.1 BibTeX citation key: Tkach2008 View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Cuora, Cuora amboinensis, Geoemydidae, Parasiten = parasites, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises Creators: Snyder, Tkach, Vaughan Collection: Journal of Parasitology |
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ABSTRACT: Spirhapalum siamensis n. sp. is described from the heart of the Malayan box turtle, Cuora amboinensis, from western Thailand. This blood fluke differs from the 2 previously known species of Spirhapalum in its larger overall body size, constricted mid-body, greater number of pre-ovarian testes, ceca that loop anteriorly from the cecal bifurcation before turning to the posterior, and the relatively smaller size of its ventral sucker. A phylogenetic analysis using molecular characters places the new species in the basal clade of tetrapod blood flukes, more derived than Spirhapalum polesianum, but less derived than species of Spirorchis.
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