A new Eimeria (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae), possessing mitra-shaped oocysts, from the Neotropical chelid turtle Batrachemys heliostemma (Testudines: Chelidae), and its comparison with Eimeria mitraria (Laveran & Mesnil 1902)

Abstract

Eimeria jirkamoraveci sp. n. is described from faeces of two specimens of the toad-headed, side-necked turtle Batrachemys heliostemma collected at Iquitos in Peru. Oocysts are ovoid to almost spherical,

Eimeria collieie n. sp. (Apicomplexa:Eimeriidae) from the western long-necked turtle (Chelodina colliei)

“…measured 29.8 × 29.4 (28.2-31.0 × 28.0-30.8) μm with a L/W ratio of 1.0 (1.0-1.05). Siroký et al (2006) mophologically described an eimarian species from the toad-headed, side-necked turtle Batrachemys heliostemma (Testudines: Chelidae) in Peru, named as E. jirkamoraveci, which possesses mitra-shaped oocysts. The oocysts are ovoid to almost spherical, 10.6 (8-12) × 8 (7-10) μm, and are therefore considerably smaller than oocysts of Eimeria collieie n. sp.…”

Biology of the Big-headed Amazon River Turtle, Peltocephalus dumerilianus (Schweigger, 1812) (Testudines, Pleurodira): the basal extant Podocnemididae species

“…Possibly an infection by Salmonella Lignieres, 1900 in humans was due to P. dumerilianus egg consumption (Maroja and Lowery 1956). For species that parasitize P. dumerilianus and other podocnemidids, as well as the impacted organs, see Sarmiento (1959), Gomes and Kohn (1970), Široký et al (2006), Muniz-Pereira et al (2009), Pineda-Catalan et al (2013, Fernandes and Kohn (2014), Silva (2014), Novelli et al (2014), andFerreira (2016).…”