Black turtle (Chelonia mydas agassizii) carcasses, recovered as a result of incidental capture in Magdalena Bay, Mexico, revealed invasion by spirorchiid trematode eggs in liver, kidney, intestines, muscle, heart, pancreas, and duodenum. Seventy-five adult Learedius learedi Price, 1934, were recovered from the heart of 1 turtle. Most of the organs showed a mild or absent inflammatory response in histological sections, with the exception of a pancreatic–duodenal section that revealed severe lymphocyte and phagocyte infiltration associated with an infestation of more than 200 eggs. A linear formation of 35 eggs from the pancreas toward the intestinal lumen is described as resembling migration. This is among the first reports of a parasitic infection of L. learedi Price 1934, in C. m. agassizii in Mexico.
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June 01 2004
Learedius learedi Infection in Black Turtles (Chelonia mydas agassizii), Baja California Sur, Mexico
A. Cordero-Tapia A;
A. Cordero-Tapia A
aCentro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste (CIBNOR), Mar Bermejo No. 195, Playa Palo de Santa Rita, A.P. 128, La Paz, Baja California Sur 23090, Mexico
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S. C. Gardner;
S. C. Gardner
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J. Arellano-Blanco;
J. Arellano-Blanco
aCentro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste (CIBNOR), Mar Bermejo No. 195, Playa Palo de Santa Rita, A.P. 128, La Paz, Baja California Sur 23090, Mexico
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R. B. Inohuye-Rivera
R. B. Inohuye-Rivera
aCentro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste (CIBNOR), Mar Bermejo No. 195, Playa Palo de Santa Rita, A.P. 128, La Paz, Baja California Sur 23090, Mexico
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J Parasitol (2004) 90 (3): 645–647.
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A. Cordero-Tapia A, S. C. Gardner, J. Arellano-Blanco, R. B. Inohuye-Rivera; Learedius learedi Infection in Black Turtles (Chelonia mydas agassizii), Baja California Sur, Mexico. J Parasitol 1 June 2004; 90 (3): 645–647. doi: https://doi.org/10.1645/GE-165R
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