Cardiovascular flukes (Trematoda: Spirorchiidae) in Caretta caretta Linnaeus, 1758 from the Mediterranean Sea

Marchiori, Erica; Negrisolo, Enrico; Cassini, Rudi; Garofalo, Luisa; Poppi, Lisa; Tessarin, Cinzia; Marcer, Federica

doi:10.1186/s13071-017-2396-x

Parasites & Vectors

Table 1 Biometric data and results of analyses for Caretta caretta positive for spirorchiid infection

From: Cardiovascular flukes (Trematoda: Spirorchiidae) in Caretta caretta Linnaeus, 1758 from the Mediterranean Sea

ID	SCL (cm)	BCS	Sex	mtDNA haplotype	Examination for spirorchiid eggs			Examination for adult flukes^a
					Stool samples		Spleen samples	Examination for adult flukes^a
					Egg type	Molecular identification^b	Egg type	Detection and morphological identification	Molecular identification
23451	83	3	F	CC - A2.1	Type 1	H. mistroides	nd	nd	nd
27177	55	1	F	CC - A2.1	Type 1	H. mistroides	Type 1	Negative	nd
32010	55	2	M	CC - A2.1	Type 1	H. mistroides	nd	nd	nd
55775	40	2	M	CC - A2.1	Type 1	H. mistroides	nd	Negative	nd
56275	71	2	F	CC - A2.1	Type 1	Negative	nd	Negative	nd
56284	52	2	F	CC - A2.8	Type 1	H. mistroides	Type 1	Negative	nd
56300	61	2	F	CC - A2.1	Type 1	H. mistroides	Type 1	Hapalotrema sp.	H. mistroides
56301	49	2	F	CC - A2.1	Type 1	H. mistroides	Negative	Negative	nd
56365	53	2	M	CC - A2.1	Type 1	H. mistroides	Negative	Negative	nd
57391	nd	1	F	CC - A2.1	Type 3	Neospirorchis sp.	Negative	Negative	nd
58955	75	2	F	CC - A2.1	Type 1	H. mistroides	Type 1	Negative	nd
61468	61	1	M	CC - A2.1	Type 1 + 3	Negative	Type 1	Negative	nd
61467	45	2	F	CC - A2.1	Type 1 + 3	H. mistroides and Neospirorchis sp.	Type 1	Hapalotrema sp.	H. mistroides
61733	35	3	F	CC - A2.1	Type 1	Negative	Type 1	Negative	nd
61918	69	2	M	CC - A2.1	Type 3	Neospirorchis sp.	Type 3	Negative	nd
62452	64.5	2	F	CC – A32.1	Type 1 + 3	H. mistroides and Neospirorchis sp.	nd	Negative	nd
62955	68	2	F	CC - A2.1	Type 1	H. mistroides	Type 1	Negative	nd
63355	77	2	M	CC - A2.1	Type 1 + 3	H. mistroides and Neospirorchis sp.	Type 1	Hapalotrema sp.	H. mistroides
62953	51.5	2	F	CC - A2.1	Type 1 + 3	H. mistroides and Neospirorchis sp.	Type 1	Hapalotrema sp.	H. mistroides
63475	63	1	F	CC - A2.1	Type 1	H. mistroides	Type 1	Hapalotrema sp.	H. mistroides
63477	59	2	M	CC - A2.1	Type 1	H. mistroides	Type 1	Negative	nd
64893	43	2	M	nd	Type 1	H. mistroides	Type 1	Negative	nd
64985	51	2	M	nd	Type 1	H. mistroides	nd	Hapalotrema sp.	H. mistroides
65004	35	3	M	nd	Type 1	H. mistroides	Type 1	nd	nd
65734	58	2	F	nd	Type 1 + 3	H. mistroides	nd	Negative	nd
65735	73	1	F	nd	Type 1 + 3	H. mistroides and Neospirorchis sp.	Type 1	Negative	nd
65000	80	2	F	nd	Type 1	H. mistroides	Type 1	Negative	nd
65225	44	2	F	nd	Type 1 + 3	H. mistroides and Neospirorchis sp.		Negative	nd

Abbreviations: ID host identification code, SCL straight carapace length, BCS body condition score, nd not determined
^a In the cardiovascular system
^bMolecular analyses in mixed infections were performed on eggs isolated directly from the intestinal wall

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