New species and new record of the genus Cheloniodiplostomum (Trematoda, Proterodiplostomidae, Polycotylinae), parasites of freshwater turtles from Argentina.

Parasitol Res

Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores (CEPAVE), FCNyM, UNLP, CONICET, Boulevard 120 s/n e/61 y 62, 1900, La Plata, Argentina.

Published: March 2018

The aim of the present paper is to describe a new species of the genus Cheloniodiplostomum (Digenea, Proterodiplostomidae) in the Hilaire's toadhead turtle Phrynops hilarii from Argentina and to expand the geographic and host distribution of Cheloniodiplostomum testudinis. Additionally, we present a diagnostic key for Cheloniodiplostomum.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00436-018-5750-9DOI Listing

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