Desmogonius baldassinae n. sp. (Digenea: Pronocephalidae) collected in a green sea turtle—Chelonia mydas—from Brazil

Werneck, Max Rondon, Conti, Lais Modolo, and Blair, David (2021) Desmogonius baldassinae n. sp. (Digenea: Pronocephalidae) collected in a green sea turtle—Chelonia mydas—from Brazil. Parasitology Research, 120 (6). pp. 2281-2285.

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DOI: 10.1007/s00436-021-07164-1

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Abstract

The genus Desmogonius (Digenea: Pronocephalidae) is known only from sea turtles and currently contains two species: D. desmogonius Stephens, 1911 and D. loossi Chattopadhyaya, 1972. The present study describes a third species, Desmogonius baldassinae n. sp. found in a juvenile green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) from Brazil. The new species is larger than its congeners in all dimensions, with vitellinic fields ending posterior to the ovary. In addition, we present a key for species identification and an emended diagnosis of the genus Desmogonius.


Item ID:	70370
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	1432-1955
Keywords:	Brazil, Chelonia mydas, Desmogonius, Desmogonius baldassinae, Green sea turtle, New species, Pronocephalidae, Sea turtle, Trematoda
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Copyright Information:	© The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2021
Date Deposited:	24 Nov 2021 01:27
FoR Codes:	31 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > 3109 Zoology > 310999 Zoology not elsewhere classified @ 100%
SEO Codes:	28 EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE > 2801 Expanding knowledge > 280102 Expanding knowledge in the biological sciences @ 100%
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