Although it is commonly assumed that all gastropod species serve as hosts for larval stages
of one or more trematode species, the marine gastropod Crepidula fornicata seems not to …

Trichobilharzia is a genus of threadlike schistosomes with a cosmopolitan distribution in
birds. Species of Trichobilharzia achieve notoriety as major etiological agents of cercarial …

Increased reporting of amphibian malformations in North America has been noted with
concern in light of reports that amphibian numbers and species are declining worldwide …

Herein we describe a new species of turtle blood fluke (TBF) and propose a new genus to
accommodate it, Pitiutrema revelae n. gen., n. sp. This blood fluke infects the heart of six …

In the present study, we identified a Spirometra species of Myanmar origin (plerocercoid) by
molecular analysis using mitochondrial cox1 and nad1 genes, as well as by morphological …

Byrd reviews the family Spirorchidae, parasitic in turtles. Only one subfamily, Spirorchinae, is
recognized. Of the original 17 genera only 8 are considered valid, viz., Hapaloirema …

The superfamily Schistosomatoidea Stiles & Hassall, 1898 comprises three families:
Sanguinicolidae von Graff, 1907–parasitic in fish; Spirorchiidae Stunkard, 1921–parasitic in …

Hapalorhynchus snyderi n. sp. and Hapalorhynchus tkachi n. sp. are described from the
circulatory systems of the Malayan snail-eating turtle, Malayemys subtrijuga (Testudines …

Blood flukes (Spirorchiidae) of the genus Hapalorhynchus have not been reported
previously from African turtles. H. beadlei n. sp. is described and figured from the side …

Hapalotrema dorsopora sp. n. from the heart of the green turtle Chelonia mydas is
described. Hapalotrema dorsopora differs from all other members of the genus by having a …