Novel Haemocystidium sp. Intraerythrocytic Parasite in the Flatback (Natator depressus) and Green (Chelonia mydas) Turtle in Western Australia
Erina J. Young, Rebecca Vaughan-Higgins, Kristin S. Warren, Scott D. Whiting, Gabriele Rossi, Nahiid S. Stephens, Lian Yeap, Jill M. Austen · 2024
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Description
Erina J Young and seven co-authors report a new blood parasite in sea turtles of Western Australia. Their paper is from two thousand twenty-four. Blood parasites of this broad kind are common in reptiles, but none had been logged in sea turtles in a formal way. The find came from routine blood checks in health surveys of two turtle kinds.
Gene tests and a microscope search screen the samples. The parasite shows only in turtles that feed in the area, not in those that nest there. Young green turtles bear most cases. Two gene forms show, close in kin to forms in fresh-water and land turtles. No link to poor health shows, so the parasite looks like a chance find for now.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Erina J. Young, Rebecca Vaughan-Higgins, Kristin S. Warren, Scott D. Whiting, Gabriele Rossi, Nahiid S. Stephens, Lian Yeap, Jill M. Austen |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 38 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |