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Revision and New Species of Vasotrema Stunkard, 1926 (Digenea: Schistosomatoidea): Turtle Blood Flukes of North American Softshell Turtles (Testudines: Trionychidae: Apalone spp.)

Revision and New Species of Vasotrema Stunkard, 1926 (Digenea: Schistosomatoidea): Turtle Blood... AbstractGulf Coast spiny softshell turtles, Apalone spinifera aspera (Agassiz, 1857) (Testudines: Trionychidae) from Canoe Lake (334756.16N, 862925.02W; Springville, Alabama) and Round Lake (324150.91N, 871430.39W; Perry Lakes State Park, Marion, Alabama), were infected by V. robustum Stunkard, 1928, Vasotrema longitestis Byrd, 1939, and Vasotrema rileyae n. sp. The new species differs from its congeners by having papillate suckers, a short testis, an ovary dextral to the oviduct, and a pre-ovarian genital pore that is lateral to the ventral sucker. We studied the newly collected specimens and museum specimens of all congeners to revise the diagnosis of Vasotrema Stunkard, 1926 and redescribe and provide an updated dichotomous key to all species of the genus. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Journal of Parasitology Allen Press

Revision and New Species of Vasotrema Stunkard, 1926 (Digenea: Schistosomatoidea): Turtle Blood Flukes of North American Softshell Turtles (Testudines: Trionychidae: Apalone spp.)

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Publisher
Allen Press
Copyright
American Society of Parasitologists 2017
Subject
Regular Article
ISSN
0022-3395
eISSN
1937-2345
DOI
10.1645/16-190
pmid
28639473
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Abstract

AbstractGulf Coast spiny softshell turtles, Apalone spinifera aspera (Agassiz, 1857) (Testudines: Trionychidae) from Canoe Lake (334756.16N, 862925.02W; Springville, Alabama) and Round Lake (324150.91N, 871430.39W; Perry Lakes State Park, Marion, Alabama), were infected by V. robustum Stunkard, 1928, Vasotrema longitestis Byrd, 1939, and Vasotrema rileyae n. sp. The new species differs from its congeners by having papillate suckers, a short testis, an ovary dextral to the oviduct, and a pre-ovarian genital pore that is lateral to the ventral sucker. We studied the newly collected specimens and museum specimens of all congeners to revise the diagnosis of Vasotrema Stunkard, 1926 and redescribe and provide an updated dichotomous key to all species of the genus.

Journal

The Journal of ParasitologyAllen Press

Published: Oct 22, 2017

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