Report of Enodiotrema megachondrus (Looss, 1899) Looss, 1901 (Digenea: Plagiorchiidae) in a green turtle Chelonia mydas Linnaeus, 1758 (Testudines, Cheloniidae) from Brazil
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Article Category: Research Note
Published Online: May 09, 2016
Page range: 385 - 390
Received: Dec 17, 2015
Accepted: Feb 25, 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/helmin-2016-0019
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Morphometric data, in millimeters, of Enodiotrema megachondrus (Looss, 1899) Looss, 1900 (Digenea: Plagiorchiidae) from marine turtles (Testudines: Chelonidae)
| Present report | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host | ? | ||||
| Locality | Egypt | Cuba | Costa Rica | Brazil | |
| Site of infection | Intestine | Duodeno | Small intestine | ||
| Number of parasites | 27 collected (10 measurements) | 3 | 18 collected (8 measurements) | ||
| Body length | 5.5 | ? | 5. 1 ± 0.5 (4.5 – 5.7) | 4.2 ± 0.54 (3.73 – 5.35) | |
| Body width | 1 Legend: anterior body width posterior body width; | ? | 1.1 ± 0.0 (1 – 1.2) | 0.879 ± 0.099 (0.761 – 1.07) | |
| Oral sucker length | 0.28 | 0.185 – 0.259 | 0.200 ± 0.043 (0.150 – 0.225) | 0.183 ± 0.034 (0.112 – 0.219) | |
| Oral sucker width | - | 0.222 – 0.281 | 0.242 ± 0.014 (0.225 – 0.250) | 0.212 ± 0.022 (0.192 – 0.261) | |
| Pharynx length | 0.117 | - | 0.083 ± 0.014 (0.075 – 0.100) | 0.113 ± 0.014 (0.091 – 0.142) | |
| Pharynx width | - | 0.074 – 0.118 | 0.108 ± 0.028 (0.075 – 0.125) | 0.124 ± 0.016 (0.105 – 0.159) | |
| Ventral sucker length | 0.22 | 0.162 – 0.222 | 0.242 ± 0.014 (0.225 – 0.250) | 0.166 ± 0.034 (0.124 – 0.230) | |
| Ventral sucker width | - | 0.162 – 0.244 | 0.242 ± 0.014 (0.225 – 0.250) | 0.188 ± 0.041 (0.157 – 0.278) | |
| Esophagus length | 0.35 | 0.074 – 0.111 | - | 0.239 ± 0.043 (0.209 – 0.270) | |
| Esophagus width | - | - | - | 0.032 ± 0.003 (30 – 35) | |
| Anterior testis length | - | 0.170 – 0.222 | 0.458 ± 0.038 (0.425 – 0.500) | 0.283 ± 0.024 (0.251 – 0.324) | |
| Anterior testis width | - | 0.125 – 0.222 | 0.450 ± 0.025 (0.425 – 0.475) | 0.282 ± 0.026 (0.256 – 0.331) | |
| Posterior testis length | - | 0.155 – 0.214 | 0.508 ± 0.014 (0.500 – 0.525) | 0.294 ± 0.041 (0.230 – 0.347) | |
| Posterior testis width | - | 0.148 – 0.199 | 0.450 ± 0.043 (0.400 – 0.475) | 0.296 ± 0.028 (0.252 – 0.344) | |
| Ovary length | - | 0.096 – 0.148 | 0.250 ± 0.025 (0.225 – 0.275) | 0.193 ± 0.011 (0.178 – 0.208) | |
| Ovary width | - | 0.088 – 0.148 | 0.267 ± 0.014 (0.250 – 0.275) | 0.204 ± 0.015 (0.180 – 0.224) | |
| Cirrus sac length | - | 0.148 – 0.384 | - | 0.328 ± 0.033 (0.286 – 0.370) | |
| Cirrus sac width | - | 0.074 – 0.222 | - | 0.207 ± 0.041 (0.176 – 0.281) | |
| Mehlis`gland length | - | - | - | 0.131 ± 0.022 (0.106 – 0.165) | |
| Mehlis`gland width | - | - | - | 0.128 ± 0.007 (0.119 – 0.142) | |
| Eggs measurements | - | - | 10 | 20 | |
| Egg length | 0.037 | 0.042 – 0.049 | 0.036 ± 0.003 (0.032 – 0.039) | 0.027 ± 0.002 (0.025 – 0.032) | |
| Egg width | 0.019 | 0.019 – 0.023 | 0.014 ± 0.002 (0.013 – 0.019) | 0.012 ± 0.001(0.009 – 0.017) | |
| Right Vitelline number | 9 – 12 | 7 – 12 | - | 8 – 13 | |
| Right Vitelline follicles length | 0.15 diameter | - | 0.127 ± 0.014 (0.100 – 0.150) | 0.105 ± 0.014 (0.071 – 0.149) | |
| Right Vitelline follicles width | |||||
| - | 0.102 ± 0.007 (0.100 – 0.125) | 0.92 ± 0.09 (0.071 – 0.118) | |||
| Left Vitelline follicles number | 9 – 12 | 7 – 12 | - | 8 – 11 | |
| Left Vitelline follicles length | 0.15 diameter | - | - | 0.111 ± 0.019 (0.067 – 0.147) | |
| Left Vitelline follicles width | |||||
| - | - | 0.91 ± 0.013 (0.065 – 0.125) |