Telorchis clemmydis is a species of flukes in the genus Telorchis found in Asian freshwater turtles, mainly of the family Geoemydidae.
Telorchis clemmydis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
Class: | Trematoda |
Order: | Plagiorchiida |
Family: | Telorchiidae |
Genus: | Telorchis |
Species: | T. clemmydis
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Binomial name | |
Telorchis clemmydis |
- Mauremys japonica (gall bladder and intestines)
- Cuora amboinensis [3](intestine)
- Heosemys grandis (intestine)
- Mauremys reevesii (intestine)
- Orlitia borneensis [4](intestine)
References
edit- ^ Yamaguti, Satyu (1933). "Studies on the helminth fauna of Japan, Part 1. Trematodes of birds, reptiles and mammals". Japanese Journal of Zoology. 5: 72–74.
- ^ Vet Med Part 8: Trematoda and Trematode Diseases. 1968.
- ^ Murray, R. A., Dronen, N. O., & Blend, C. K. (2004). Endohelminths from five rare species of turtles (Bataguridae) from southeast Asia confiscated by international authorities in Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China. Zootaxa, 786(1), 1-12.
- ^ Neely, W. J., Freeman, J. M., Greiner, E. C., & Dronen, N. O. (2017). A Sample of Endohelminths from Four Species of Malaysian Freshwater Turtles (Geoemydidae) Confiscated in 2001 by Authorities in Hong Kong, People's Republic of China. Comparative Parasitology, 84(2), 201-205.