Some Digeneans (Platyhelminthes) Parasitic in the Loggerhead Turtle, Caretta Caretta (L). In Australia.

Abstract

Digeneans parasitic in the loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta (L.) are reported for the first time from Australian waters. Six species, one of them new, are described or redescribed, figured, and their taxonomy discussed. They are: Plesiochorus cymbiformis (Rudolphi, 1819) Looss, 1901 (fam. Gorgoderidae) from the urinary bladder and cloaca; Pachypsolus irroratus (Rudolphi, 1819) Looss, 1902 (synonyms P. lunatus Looss, 1901; P. ovalis Linton, 1910; P. tertius Pratt, 1914; P. brachus Barker, 1922; P. puertoricensis Fischthal & Acholonu, 1976) (fam. Pachypsolidae) from the intestine; Enodiotrema carettae, sp. nov. (fam. Plagiorchiidae) from the liver; Orchidasma amphiorchis (Braun, 1899) Looss, 1900 (synonyms 0. indica Simha, Rao & Chattopadhyaya, 1971; 0, vitelloconfluens Rao, 1973) (farn. Telorchiidae) from the intestine; Cymatocarpus solearis (Braun, 1899) Braun, 1901 (synonym C. undulatus (Looss, 1899) Looss, 1902) (fam. Brachycoeliidae) from the intestine; Rhytidodes gelatinosus (Rudolphi, 1819) Looss, 1901 (synonyms R. secundus Pratt, 1914; R. indicus Simha & Chattopadhyaya, 1969) (fam. Rhytidodidae) from the intestine.