Biomaterial Database

[Parasites of fresh water turtles in Tunisia]. 1978

G S Mishra, and J P Gonzalez

A survey work during 1974-75 on the parasites of aquatic turtles of Tunisia, twenty one specimens (9 males and 12 females) were captured in the watercourses of the northern area of Tunisia and dissected in the Institut Pasteur of Tunis. These turtles belong to the species; Clemmys caspica var. leprosa and Emys orbicularis (L. 1758). The following parasites were recovered from these turtles: Trematodes: Polystomoides tunisiensis and Telorchis temimi (Gonzalez and Mishra, 1977) and T. solivagus (Odhner, 1902); Nematodes: Camallanus parvus (Eduardo Caballero, 1939); Spiroxys contortus (Rudolphi, 1819) and Spironoura lambdiensis (Seurat, 1918); Protozoa: Haemogregarina stepanovi (Dan, 1886) and Entamoeba invadens (Geiman and Ratcliff, 1936). Ectoparasites: Placobdella costata (Moquin - Tandom). In addition to these parasites, unidentified nematode larvae were detected on several occasions; in the bile ducts and within the hepatic cysts of the turtles examined. Two trematodes P. tunisiensis and T. temimi are recorded and described for the first time.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009348	Nematoda	A phylum of unsegmented helminths with fundamental bilateral symmetry and secondary triradiate symmetry of the oral and esophageal structures. Many species are parasites.	Phasmidia,Secernentea,Sipunculida
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D014200	Trematoda	Class of parasitic flukes consisting of subclasses Aspidogastrea and Digenea. The digenetic trematodes are the only ones found in man. They are endoparasites and require two hosts to complete their life cycle.	Aspidogastrea,Digenea,Flukes,Petasiger,Echinochasmus,Himasthla,Paryphostomum,Troglotrema,Aspidogastreas,Digeneas,Fluke,Himasthlas,Paryphostomums,Petasigers,Trematodas,Troglotremas
D014416	Tunisia	A country in northern Africa between ALGERIA and LIBYA. Its capital is Tunis.
D014426	Turtles	Any reptile including tortoises, fresh water, and marine species of the order Testudines with a body encased in a bony or cartilaginous shell consisting of a top (carapace) and a bottom (plastron) derived from the ribs.	Sea Turtles,Terrapins,Tortoises,Sea Turtle,Terrapin,Tortoise,Turtle,Turtle, Sea,Turtles, Sea
D056890	Eukaryota	One of the three domains of life (the others being BACTERIA and ARCHAEA), also called Eukarya. These are organisms whose cells are enclosed in membranes and possess a nucleus. They comprise almost all multicellular and many unicellular organisms, and are traditionally divided into groups (sometimes called kingdoms) including ANIMALS; PLANTS; FUNGI; and various algae and other taxa that were previously part of the old kingdom Protista.	Eukaryotes,Eucarya,Eukarya,Eukaryotas,Eukaryote