Blood flukes of the family Spirorchiidae are important disease agents in marine turtles. The
family is near cosmopolitan in distribution. Twenty-nine marine species across 10 genera …

Since the first volume of The Biology of Sea Turtles was published in 1997, the field has
grown and matured in ways few of the authors would have predicted—particularly in the …

The impact of a range of different threats has resulted in the listing of six out of seven sea
turtle species on the IUCN Red List of endangered species. Disease risk analysis (DRA) …

Most mortality results from natural causes including red tide which is primarily restricted to
West Florida and cold-kills that have greater influence in the warmer regions of South Texas …

The green turtle Chelonia mydas is a widely distributed, slowly maturing species with a
complex life cycle, using both oceanic and coastal environments. The species is exposed to …

Blood flukes of the family Spirorchiidae Stunkard, 1921 are significant pathogens of marine
turtles, both in the wild and in captivity. Despite causing considerable disease and mortality …

Blood flukes of the family Spirorchiidae are significant pathogens of both free-ranging and
captive marine turtles. Despite a significant proportion of marine turtle mortality being …

Trematodes of the order Diplostomida are well known as serious pathogens of man, and
both farm and wild animals; members of the genus Schistosoma (Schistosomatidae) are …

Abstract Background The northern Adriatic Sea represents one of the most important neritic
foraging grounds for the loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta L. in the Mediterranean Sea …

Turtle blood flukes belonging to the family Spirorchiidae (Digenea) represent a major threat
for sea turtle health and are considered the most important parasitic cause of turtle stranding …