A new species, Pretestis laticaecum, (Trematoda : Cladorchiidae), from Emydura krefftii Gray, 1871 (Pleurodira : Chelidae) from Central Queensland, Australia

Ferguson, M. A., Smales, L. R. and Cribb, T. H. (2001) A new species, Pretestis laticaecum, (Trematoda : Cladorchiidae), from Emydura krefftii Gray, 1871 (Pleurodira : Chelidae) from Central Queensland, Australia. Transactions of The Royal Society of South Australia, 125 2: 123-127.

Author Ferguson, M. A.
Smales, L. R.
Cribb, T. H.
Title A new species, Pretestis laticaecum, (Trematoda : Cladorchiidae), from Emydura krefftii Gray, 1871 (Pleurodira : Chelidae) from Central Queensland, Australia
Journal name Transactions of The Royal Society of South Australia
Publication date 2001
Sub-type Article
Volume number 125
Issue number 2
ISSN 0085-5812
Start page 123
End page 127
Total pages 5
Place of publication Soth Australia
Publisher The Royal Society of South Australia
Collection year 2001
Language eng
Subject C1
270000 Biological Sciences
780105 Biological sciences
Abstract Pretestis laticaecum is described from the small intestine of the freshwater turtle Emydura krefftil. The new species can be distinguished from its congener P. australianus by the following characters; significantly smaller ovary, main lymph vessels reach anterior to posterior testis, genital atrium in mid-oesophageal region, small vitelline follicles clumped around the ovary and significantly larger caeca overlapping. The, position of this species and related genera in fish, the life cycle of P. australianus and the presence of P. laticaecum in turtles suggest that it is a relatively recent host capture.
Keyword Multidisciplinary Sciences
Emydura Krefftii
Freshwater Turtle
Trematode
Amphistome
Q-Index Code C1

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