Redescription of Monticellius indicum Mehra, 1939 (Digenea: Spirorchiidae) from the Heart of Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas) in Costa Rica

First report of Monticellius indicum Mehra, 1939 (Digenea: Spirorchiidae) infecting Chelonia mydas Linnaeus, 1758 (Testudines: Chelonidae) from Brazil.

The family Spirorchiidae includes trematodes of freshwater and marine chelonian blood vessels. Up to now, Learedius learedi Price, 1934 has been the only species of this family described in Brazil (Werneck et al., 2006). The present study reports for the first time the occurrence of Monticellius indicum Mehra, 1939 in Brazilian waters. Specimens of M. indicum were collected from the heart of tw...

Occurrence of Amphiorchis indicus Mehrotra, 1973 (Digenea, Spirorchiidae) infecting green turtle Chelonia mydas Linnaeus, 1758 (Testudines, Cheloniidae) in Brazil.

Evaluation of hematological and plasma biochemical parameters in green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas Linnaeus, 1758) from nesting colonies of the northern coast the Sea of Oman

The green turtle (Chelonia mydas) has been a species of global concern for decades. As an attempt to study health status of nesting green turtles, Blood biochemistry and hematological values were obtained from 18 clinically normal, nesting female green sea turtles on the northern coast of the sea of Oman. Mean curved carapace length (CCL) was 111±4 cm with a range of 103—122 cm. Barnacles were ...

Concentrations of Heavy Metals in Scute Samples from Nesting Female Olive Ridley, Lepidochelys olivacea, and Eastern Pacific Green, Chelonia mydas agassizii, Sea Turtles in Costa Rica

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The study of egg laying habitats and the success rate of green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) nesting in the northern coast of Makoran (Sistan and Baluchestan province)

Given the importance of sea turtle nesting beaches on the coast of Sistan and Baluchistan province, this project with the purpose of research and conservation of spawning habitat was conducted in 2018. The coast by the executive team and locals were monitored.Examining the Sistan and Baluchistan province, about 300 km off the coast of northern makoran Sea indicates the existence of 13 important...